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John Basilone (4 de noviembre de 1916 - 19 de febrero de 1945) fue un militar estadounidense, sirvió en el Ejército de los Estados Unidos y en el Cuerpo de Marines de los Estados Unidos,se le concedió la Medalla de Honor por sus acciones en la batalla de Guadalcanal durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
John Basilone (November 4, 1916 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Due to his great acts of valor, he was awarded the Medal of Honor and promoted to Gunnery Sergeant Johh Basilone, becoming the first enlisted U.S. Marine to earn the Medal of Honor during World War II. He refused an opportunity to have President Franklin D. Roosevelt bestow the medal and instead opted to have the ceremony in the field with his ...
Marine Sergeant John Basilone receives his Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroism on Guadalcanal on October 24-25, 1942. On the night of October 24/25, 1942, some 3,000 Japanese troops attacked the U.S. Marines defending the Lunga perimeter and Henderson Field.
Details. Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: Gunnery Sergeant) Conflict/Era: World War II. Unit/Command: 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Military Service Branch: U.S. Marine Corps. Medal of Honor Action Date: October 24 - 25, 1942. Medal of Honor Action Place: Lunga Area, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Citation.
1 de sept. de 2017 · Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone (U.S. Marine Corps photo) Military.com | By Bethanne Kelly Patrick. Published September 01, 2017. On Oct. 25, 1942, the U.S.'s six-month struggle to keep a small...
JOHN BASILONE, USMC (DECEASED) Medal of Honor Citation. Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, of Raritan, New Jersey, was awarded the Medal of Honor in recognition of his outstanding heroism at Guadalcanal. Later, during the Iwo Jima campaign, he was killed in action on D-Day, 19 February 1945.
