SAN DIEGO — A Marine Corps hero was honored Wednesday, 80 years after he died in World War II. The legendary Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, who died at the Battle of Iwo Jima, now has a dedicated ...

When World War II Marine Corps hero Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, who was based at Camp Pendleton, received the Medal of Honor, the country’s highest military award in 1942, he was said to have ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A Marine who was killed in action during an extraordinarily brave stand on Iwo Jima 80 years ago was recognized with a plaque at the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial on ...

During the battle for Henderson Field in October 1942, Sgt. John Basilone commanded machine-gun sections on the perimeter as Japanese attacks pressed through darkness, grenades, and mortars. He ...

This Memorial Day, you could have done much worse than remember John Basilone. Eighty years ago, the U.S. military was grinding it out from one Japanese-held Pacific island to another in a brutal, ...

Mary Basilone presenting a painting of her late brother, Marine Sgt. John Basilone, and his Medal of Honor from World War II to Marine Maj. Howard V. Lee on July 26, 1968. Associated Press Photo This ...

TO THE EDITOR: Guadalcanal, 1942, in the Solomon Islands, during brutal fighting with heavy casualties on both sides, Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone killed at least 38 Japanese soldiers while ...

SAN DIIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial unveiled its 32nd Medal of Honor plaque during a historic ceremony honoring Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone. The unveiling honors the ...

Legendary Marine Corps Sgt. John Basilone honored at Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Fellow Marines and civilians alike gathered for a plaque dedication ceremony 80 years to the day after his death at ...