Bronze statue of Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone machine gun, american war hero, world war 2 world war II USMC, US Marines rarita
Bronze statue of Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, american war hero, world war 2 world war II USMC, US Marines Robert Quinlan Basilone with his machinegun at GuadalcanalJohn Basilone was one of a family of ten children. Born in Buffalo, New York, on November 4, 1916, to Italian parents, he went to St. Bernard Parochial School in Raritan, New Jersey and enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 18. After completing his three-year enlistment in the Philippines, where he was a champion boxer, he came home and went to work as a truck driver in Reisterstown, Maryland. In July 1940, he enlisted in the Marine Corps in Baltimore, Maryland, believing that he could return to Manila quicker with the Marines than with the Army. Before going to the Solomon Islands he saw service at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in addition to training at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and Camp Lejeune, then called New River. Gunnery Sergeant Basilone's buddies on Guadalcanal called him "Manila John" because he had served with the Army in The Philippines before enlisting in the Marine Corps. "Manila John" Place of birth Buffalo, New York Place of death Iwo Jima, KIA Place of burial Arlington National Cemetery Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Marine Corps Years of service 1934-1937 ( Army) 1940-1945 (USMC) Rank Gunnery Sergeant Unit 1st Battalion, 7th Marines Battles/wars World War II *Battle of Guadalcanal *Battle of Iwo Jima Awards Medal of Honor Navy Cross Purple Heart
Size: 3420px × 5130px
Location: Raritan Boro, Somerset County, New Jersey, nj United States of America USA
Photo credit: © Robert Quinlan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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