Individuals in the war

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I do also hope they make a video on Basilone. I’ve actually covered Basilone in this post:

Medal of Honor recipients (October 1942)

Sgt John Basilone, 26, USMC (1916–1945) Company D, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division Lunga Area, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands October 24-25, 1942 Presented May 21, 1943 [BasiloneSsgtUSMC] The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sgt John “Manila John” Basilone (MCSN: 287506), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action against enemy Japanese forces, …