WWII Marine Corps hero honored with plaque at Mt. Soledad
Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, one of World War II’s most decorated Marines, received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross ...
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This Marine endured five amphibious assaults — and survived Iwo Jima
Don Harris went ashore on Iwo Jima, where he and his fellow Marines faced one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War.
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One Of Julia Child's First Recipes Was A Shark Repellent For The CIA
In 1942, Child (then Julia McWilliams) volunteered for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), an agency created during World War II to collect ... peace of mind during marine operations ...
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2 Black Marines Who Broke Racial Barriers During WWII Died Within Days of Each Other
Two barrier-smashing Marine Corps veterans who were among the first ... joined the segregated Montford Point Marines during World War II and were honored decades later for helping break racial ...
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Marine killed in WWII accounted for after sending ominous letter home
A U.S. Marine who sent an ominous letter home before he went missing in action during World War II has been accounted for over eight decades after he was killed in the Pacific, the Defense Department ...
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WWII Marine Corps hero honored at Mt. Soledad
Basilone stands alone in Marine Corps history as the only enlisted Marine of World War II to receive both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. “Truth is you can’t travel around 1st Marine ...