RARITAN — John Basilone, who was born on Nov. 4, 1916, in Buffalo, N.Y., and raised in Raritan was the only enlisted Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross and the only one to return to action after winning the Medal of Honor and be killed in action. In this photo taken in 1943, the...
RARITAN -- John Basilone, who was born on Nov. 4, 1916, in Buffalo, N.Y., and raised in Raritan was the only enlisted Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross and the only one to return to action after winning the Medal of Honor and be killed in action.
In this photo taken in 1943, the World War II hero greets fellow residents of Raritan during a parade in his honor.
A parade is held in his honor in Raritan every year.
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