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Categories: United States Army soldiers, Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States), American people of Italian descent, People from Reistertown, Maryland, Military personnel from Buffalo, New York
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John Basilone  "Manila John" Basilone  Basilone, John  Johnny Basilone
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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. Wikipedia
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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. Wikipedia
An American soldier and U.S. Marine, recipient of the Medal of Honor Wikipedia Disambiguation
American Medal of Honor recipient Wikidata
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homo
ALLEGIANCE
United States
AWARD RECEIVED
Medal of Honor
Navy Cross
Order of the Purple Heart
CONFLICT
World War II
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
United States
GIVEN NAME
John
MILITARY BRANCH
United States Marine Corps
MILITARY CASUALTY CLASSIFICATION
killed in action
MILITARY RANK
sergeant
OCCUPATION
boxer
PLACE OF BIRTH
Buffalo
PLACE OF BURIAL
Arlington National Cemetery
PLACE OF DEATH
Iwo Jima
SEX OR GENDER
male
SPORT
boxing
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John Basilone
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John Basilone
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"Manila John" Basilone, Basilone, John, Johnny Basilone

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