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John Basilone (November 4, 1916 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions 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 ...
Opened. 1951. Location. The Basilone Memorial Bridge is a bridge on the New Jersey Turnpike ( I-95) in the U.S. state of New Jersey spanning the Raritan River. The bridge connects Edison on the north with New Brunswick on the south. The bridge, which opened along with the Turnpike in 1951 is named for John Basilone, a World War II recipient of ...
Raritan is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,835, [9] [10] its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 954 (+13.9%) from the 2010 census count of 6,881, [19] [20] which in turn had reflected an increase of 543 (+8.6%) from the 6,338 counted at the 2000 census.
In 1962, 75 Marine Corps recruits from NJ headed to boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina as members of the new John Basilone Honor Platoon. In 1962, 75 Marine Corps recruits from NJ headed ...
Basilone, who grew up in Raritan, was the only enlisted Marine in World War II to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle for Guadalcanal. He later died in combat on Iwo Jima.
Fagan was the Grand Marshal of Hunterdon County's Holiday parade in 2015. In 2016, he was named Hunterdon County "Citizen of the Year." In 2019, he was honored by Flemington Jewish Community ...
The John Basilone Veterans Memorial Bridge is a bridge in New Jersey that crosses the Raritan River and connects Raritan with Hillsborough in Somerset County. The bridge was built in 2005 [1] to replace the smaller Nevius Street Bridge built in 1886. The Nevius Street Bridge today functions as a pedestrian bridge.
Pl. Sgt. Basilone's home is Raritan, NJ. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty."" From the Carolyn Orehovic Collection (COLL/5425), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH: Source: John Basilone, September 1943 ...