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★Victoria Cross

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John Basilone — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score207415th out of 4480

Number of Medals14

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score231350 of 4480

U.S. Marine Corps#37of 291

Marine Corps#30of 273

World War II#200of 924

Guadalcanal Campaign#3of 7

Battle for Henderson Field#2of 2

Battle of Iwo Jima †#1of 13

John Basilone

USA: PrivateUSMC: Gunnery sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps

World War IIGuadalcanal CampaignBattle for Henderson FieldBattle of Iwo Jima †

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Navy Cross
Purple Heart
Navy Presidential Unit Citation (2)
Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
American Defense Service Medal (2)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (4)
World War II Victory Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

John Basilone 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 receive both of these decorations in World War II.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Navy Cross(base 80)

+80

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))

+27

Heroic Score207 pts