World War 2 photograph of Sergeant John Basilone
World War 2 photograph of Sergeant John Basilone, September 1943. Basilone received the Medal of Honor during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal Campaign and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was the only enlisted Marine to receive both of these decorations in World War II
Picture No
12272252
Media ID
48451850
Size
4530px x 5718px
(4.4MB)
Credit
© Stocktrek Images / Mary Evans
Source
John Parrot - Stocktrek Images
