There will also be the unveiling of a monument honoring Marine Sgt. John Basilone, a Raritan resident, the only Marine who was awarded both the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross for ...

RARITAN, NJ — TV Actress Loretta Swit, best known for her portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H, will be ...

A portrait of John Basilone was hung in Town Hall. John got a $5,000 war bond, and went off on a Treasury-conducted war bond tour. Marine officers who accompanied him found that Sergeant Basilone was ...

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 ...

As a boy on the streets of Raritan, N.J., John Basilone used to run alongside the Italian peddlers’ carts, shouting at the top of his voice, “Any vegetables today, lady?” John was a lively ...