John Basilone
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 79 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 4,1916 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Date of died | February 19,1945 |
| Died | Iwo Jima |
| Tokyo | |
| Japan | |
| Iwo Jima Airport | |
| Ogasawara | |
| Tokyo | |
| Japan | |
| Spouse | Lena Mae Riggi |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Rank | Gunnery Sergeant |
| Units | 27th Marine Regiment |
| 5th Marine Division | |
| Job | Soldier |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Parents | Salvatore Basilone |
| Dora Bencivenga | |
| Awards | Navy Medal of Honor |
| Born | Buffalo |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Battleswar | World War II |
| Guadalcanal Campaign | |
| Battle for Henderson Field | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 464248 |
John Basilone Life story
John Basilone 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.
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