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John Basilone

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Profiles of the Pacific - John Basilone

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The Mayor of New York La Guardia interviews Sergeant John Basilone after he recei...HD Stock Footage

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John Basilone death in The Pacific

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The "real" John Basilone as remembered by Marine Sid Phillips

John Basilone was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who was killed in action during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal Campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was the only enlisted Marine to receive both of these decorations in World War II.
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