General Dynamics Bath Iron Works delivered the USS John Bassilone to the US Navy on July 8. The ship is a Flight IIA variant of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. By Jeff Schogol Published Jul 10, 2024 3 ...

Eighty-two years ago, Marine John Basilone ran through enemy lines, ferrying ammunition to his fellow troops as fierce fighting waged on the island of Guadalcanal. His actions helped hold off Japanese ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — John Basilone was a hero in WWII and now the Navy has christened a second ship in his name and there is also a movement to recognize him here in his hometown. Basilone, born on the ...

John A. Basilone, Sr., 75 of Allentown passed away peacefully and entered into Heaven on November 26, 2021. He courageously fought his lung cancer for many years. John was the husband of Deborah ...

RARITAN — World War II hero John "Manila John" Basilone, one of the borough's favorite sons, will be honored on Sunday with the 33rd annual John Basilone Memorial Parade. Basilone is the only United ...

After being canceled last year due to rain, the only parade in the country that honors a war hero is returning to Raritan. The annual John Basilone Parade honoring former Raritan resident, World War ...

On Oct. 25, 1942, the U.S.'s six-month struggle to keep a small advantage at Guadalcanal's Henderson Field hardened into a contest between two exceptional armies. The Marines at Lunga Ridge had driven ...

As a boy on the streets of Raritan, N.J., John Basilone used to run alongside the Italian peddlers’ carts, shouting at the top of his voice, “Any vegetables today, lady?” John was a lively boy; he had ...

Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was born to be a United States Marine. Ask any past or present Marine about the legendary New Jersey native and they’ll be able to rattle off facts in the same ...