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Oct 22, 2023 · Basilone's fame as a national hero and his reluctance to be a celebrity, as depicted in The Pacific, closely mirrors his real life, and he eventually re-enlists in the Marine Corps before tragically dying at Iwo Jima.
- Colin Mccormick
During the landing on Iwo Jima, Basilone led his men off the beach, destroyed a Japanese blockhouse, and helped guide a tank through a minefield before his luck ran out. Although he did not know it at the time he left Camp Pendleton, Basilone was destined to participate in the Marine amphibious landings on Iwo Jima.
John Basilone: An article in Monday’s Calendar section about John Basilone, whose death on Iwo Jima was marked on the HBO series “The Pacific,” described him as a Congressional Medal of Honor...
Feb 10, 2010 · Brady carefully reconstructs Basilone’s courage at Guadalcanal, the subsequent bond drive and then the assault on Iwo Jima, where Basilone was killed leading a charge at heavily fortified...
Oct 22, 2020 · Basilone went to Camp Pendleton to train for combat in the Pacific. There he met his wife, fellow Marine Sergeant Lena Mae Riggi, who became Mrs. Basilone in July 1944. In December, Basilone returned to the Pacific, headed for Iwo Jima. He never saw his wife again. Basilone, right, wearing his Medal of Honor. Iwo Jima was a bloodbath.
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In February 1945, he was killed in action on the first day of the invasion of Iwo Jima, after he single-handedly destroyed an enemy blockhouse and led a Marine tank under fire safely through a minefield.
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Feb 28, 2019 · Basilone went to Camp Pendleton to train for combat in the Pacific. There he met his wife, fellow Marine Sergeant Lena Mae Riggi, who became Mrs. Basilone in July 1944. In December, Basilone returned to the Pacific, headed for Iwo Jima.
