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SSgt. John Basilone, USMC was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic fighting on Guadalcanal.
This is a picture of Lena Riggi Basilone. She was the widow of Gunnery Sgt John Basilone, and she was a Marine Sgt in her own right.
John Basilone (November 4 1916 February 19 1945) was a United States Marine Gunnery Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. He was the only enlisted Marine in World War II to receive both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross.
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Platoon Sergeant John Basilone and Corporal Margaret Beenworth at a US Marine Corps Headquarters office, Washington DC, United States, September 1943.
Thanks to a character in the recent television series called “The Pacific”, the name of a female Marine has made an appearance on the pop culture radar: Lena Mae Riggi. If the name does…
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