John Basilone
11/4/1916 - 2/19/1945
Scorpio
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
Sgt. John Basilone, 28 years old, of Raritan, N.J., who won the Congressional Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism during the battle of Guadalcanal, has been killed in action, the War Department announced yesterday. He was the first enlisted Marine in World War II to win the nation's highest military award.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Killed in action during World War II
- Age at Death
- 33 years
- Funeral Location
- Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA
- Final Resting Place
- Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA