A new warship named for John Basilone – a Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism at Guadalcanal and the Navy Cross at Iwo Jima – has been delivered to the Navy, service officials announced.

The legendary Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, who died at the Battle of Iwo Jima, now has a dedicated plaque at the Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial. While leading an assault on the first ...

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 has a Little Italy, and honored in this neighborhood is John Basilone. A snippet from my journal: Basilone, born in 1916, was a gunnery sergeant in the Marines. He was brave ...

Soledad National Veterans Memorial on Wednesday. Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone made a heroic sacrifice during a crucial battle on the island on Feb. 19, 1945, earning him both the Medal of Honor ...

The Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla will unveil its 32nd Medal of Honor plaque during a ceremony Wednesday, Feb. 19, honoring late Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, considered one ...

In the immediate aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Marine Sgt. John Basilone prepares to ship out and confront the enemy somewhere in the Pacific, while budding journalist Robert ...

Soledad National Veterans Memorial unveiled its 32nd Medal of Honor plaque during a historic ceremony honoring Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone. The unveiling honors the bravery and courage Basilone ...