Gunner's Mate 1st Class John Basilone

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gunner%27s_Mate_1st_Class_John_Basilone
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bomber
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Armed_Forces_Reserve_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Defense_Medal
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Good_Conduct_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Liberation_Medal
gptkb:Combat_Action_Ribbon
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Navy_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal
gptkb:Good_Conduct_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date November 4, 1916
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:cause_of_death combat
gptkbp:children gptkb:1
gptkbp:death_date February 19, 1945
gptkbp:education High School Diploma
gptkbp:ethnicity Italian American
gptkbp:famous_for heroism during World War II
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:John_Basilone
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gunner's Mate 1st Class John Basilone
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Manila_John
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Buffalo,_New_York
gptkbp:place_of_death Iwo Jima, Japan
gptkbp:rank Gunner's Mate 1st Class
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:service_years 1934
1934–1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sonia_Basilone
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_(Navy)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5