[Audio Podcast] USMC GySgt. John Basilone - Medal of Honor Recipient during WWII

USMC Sgt. Basilone served with honor and bravery during some of the heaviest fighting in WWII. He lead machine gun teams and held off savage Japanese attacks at Guadalcanal, and then led an attack on Iwo Jima. He earned the US Medal of Honor and I am honored to tell you his story.

Books about Sgt. Basilone:

I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC https://amzn.to/40lz6p3

Red Blood, Black Sand: Fighting Alongside John Basilone from Boot Camp to Iwo Jima
https://amzn.to/3llcupC

Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone
https://amzn.to/3ZYJQcZ

Please visit our website to learn more about other American Heroes.
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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Basilone

http://marineswwii.com/john_basilone.php

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/john-basilone-13205.php

https://sofrep.com/news/john-basilone-earns-medal-of-honor-navy-cross/

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-army/2018/06/29/valor-friday-the-legend-of-john-basilone/

https://ussbasilone.org/john-basilone-biography/

https://mohmuseum.org/medal_of_honor/john-basilone/

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/sgt-john-basilone-marine-hero-of-guadalcanal-and-iwo-jima/

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