John Basilone United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor and Navy Cross recipient
John Basilone is a 28 years old United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor and Navy Cross recipient from Buffalo, New York. John Basilone was born on November 04, 1916 (died on February 19, 1945, he was 28 years old) in Buffalo, New York. His nickname was Manila John Basilone.
About
No, he died on 02/19/1945, 79 years ago. He was 28 years old when he died. He died in Iwo Jima and buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
Awards (3)
Awarded Navy Cross , awarded Medal of Honor , awarded Purple Heart ,
What was John's zodiac sign?John Basilone zodiac sign was scorpio.
Other facts about John Basilone
| Alias | Manila John Basilone |
|---|---|
| Award | Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Cross, Medal of Honor |
| Battle | Battle of Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal Campaign, World War II, Battle for Henderson Field |
| Place of death | Iwo Jima |
| MilitaryUnit | 16th Infantry Regiment (United States), 31st Infantry Regiment (United States), 1st Battalion 7th Marines, 27th Marine Regiment (United States), 5th Marine Division (United States), 1st Marine Division (United States) |
| RestingPlace | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Conflict | World War II |
| Family name | Basilone. Show people with the surname Basilone |
| Military branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Date of death | 1945-02-19T00:00:00Z |
| Work period (start) | 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Military casualty classification | Killed In Action |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ANCExplorer%20John%20Basilone%20grave.jpg |
| Given name | John |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery , burial plot reference: Section 12, grave 384 , coordinate location: Point(-77.068754 38.876953) , point in time: 1948-04-20T00:00:00Z |
