RARITAN — To some Raritan residents, three decades of the John Basilone Parade have made the annual event almost synonymous with their borough. The parade, held for the 30th time today to honor the ...

Raritan Borough is about 4,325 miles away from Italy but a common connection — a World War II hero named John Basilone — now ties the Somerset County town and a small Italian community even closer ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2011 -- Given Italian Americans' emphasis on family, it was fitting that the first Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Award for Distinguished Military Service was presented to ...

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 ...