Basilone: Marine Corps Legend & American Hero
- 2006
- 45m
A World War II Marine Corps hero, John Basilone was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on Quadalcanal in October 1942. His heroism under the most extreme circumstances ... Read allA World War II Marine Corps hero, John Basilone was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on Quadalcanal in October 1942. His heroism under the most extreme circumstances is that of legends. For his actions on the black sands of Iwo Jima, on February 19, 1945 h... Read allA World War II Marine Corps hero, John Basilone was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on Quadalcanal in October 1942. His heroism under the most extreme circumstances is that of legends. For his actions on the black sands of Iwo Jima, on February 19, 1945 he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. He is the only enlisted Marine from World War I... Read all