US Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California .
In the pacific, on the island of Iwo Jima ,he was killed by Japanese mortar shrapnel .
John Basilone was born on 1916-11-04.
Basilone reportedly killed 38 personally and there were approximately 1,000 dead Japanese in his general area.
The set of stamps were issued in 2005 and are Scot numbers US 3961-4. The four Marines are John A. Lejeune, Lewis B. Puller, John Basilone and Daniel Daly.
Basilone Bridge was created in 1951.
The address of the Sgt John Basilone Foundation Inc is: 560 W 218Th St Apt 3D, New York City, NY 10034-1039
John Basilone single handely took out a Japeenese regiment during the Battle of Guadalcanal. He shot so many Japeenese, when they retreated , he had to move the dead bodies to get a good line of fire. He also sneaked up and attack a motor pit where the Jappenese had controlled. A graet american hero.
Giuseppe Basilone has written: 'Guida allo studio della Divina commedia' 'Guida allo studio dello Orlando furioso'
John Basilone had 9 brothers and sisters but I could not find any record of any of them having served in the arm forces during World War 2. You could try getting this book at the library-see below. It may say something about his family's participation in World War 2. He was quite a war hero. See link below.
Stephen Basilone has: Played Warren in "Prozac Nation" in 2001. Performed in "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment" in 2002. Played Steve Basilone in "Almost Funny" in 2005. Played Cock Admirer in "Luke and Brie Are on a First Date" in 2008. Played Random Guy in "My Long Distance Relationship" in 2009.
Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor for hisService on Guadacanal in September of 1942. He was killed in action inthe invasion of Iwo Jima in February, 1945.
The cast of Almost Funny - 2005 includes: Stephen Basilone as Steve Basilone Tara Corso as Tara Rebecca Eisner as Alex Alexandra Fox as The Girl James Kirkland as Irv Dan Levy as Dan Levy Rachel Specter as Tara
John Morton did not die