A new warship named for John Basilone – a Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism at Guadalcanal and the Navy Cross at Iwo Jima – has been delivered to the Navy, service officials announced. The ...

John Basilone was killed in action during the battle of Iwo Jima and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism — making him the first and only enlisted Marine to receive the Medal of Honor ...

There will also be the unveiling of a monument honoring Marine Sgt. John Basilone, a Raritan resident, the only Marine who ...

The Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla will unveil its 32nd Medal of Honor plaque during a ceremony ...

San Diego has a Little Italy, and honored in this neighborhood is John Basilone ... become 0331s in the Marine Corps, they will at least learn the story of Gunny Basilone by heart.

John Basilone (Jon Seda). The three narrative threads occasionally intersect, and cover events such as the Guadalcanal campaign and the Battles of Cape Gloucester, Peleliu and Okinawa, as well as ...