The Navy on Saturday commissioned the USS John Basilone, its latest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, named in ...

The Navy's newest destroyer the USS John Basilone takes its name from the Medal of Honor recipient and hero of the Battle of ...

The US Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS John Basilone, has been commissioned.DDG 122 became ...

A Marine who served under him during the war started a push for the Navy Cross to be upgraded to a Medal of Honor. Representative Julia Brownley (D-CA) led the effort in Congress and Canley was ...

The future USS John Basilone may not have officially joined the Navy’s surface fleet just yet, but the warship is apparently ...

Basilone is the only enlisted Marine to be honored with both the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor," the U.S. Navy explained.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Basilone (DDG 122) will be commissioned, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at ...

Basilone’s actions during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942 earned him the Medal of Honor, while his valor during the battle ...

Six decades later, Marine Vietnam veteran awarded Silver Star Medal Heller ... The top Marine then pinned a Navy Cross, the ...

The U.S. Navy commissioned the USS John Basilone into service this weekend. The ship bears the name of a Buffalo native and ...