WWII Marine Corps hero to be honored with plaque at Mt. Soledad
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 ...
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The US Army once used ‘battle sleds’ to ferry soldiers in World War II
O’Daniel, commander of the 3rd ... Wherever a tank could smash its way through, the infantry could follow in their sleds,” one World War II-era newsreel said at time, calling the concept ...