Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BRIDGEWATER – When the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District celebrates the reopening of Basilone Field later this month, ...

A warship named in honor of a legendary Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient was delivered to the Navy this week. The USS John Basilone, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, has been transferred to a ...

John “Manila John” Basilone was born on November 4, 1916, in Buffalo, New York, the sixth of ten children born to Italian immigrants Salvatore and Dora Basilone. The family soon settled in Raritan, ...

The ship bears the name of a Buffalo native and marine who served during World War II. John Basilone won the medal of honor for heroism during the Battle of Henderson Field at Guadalcanal one of the ...

RARITAN BOROUGH – Earl Miller wasn't sure why he joined the Marine Corps. He knew he had something to prove to himself, and with the inspiration from a neighbor's Marine son, Miller thought joining ...

Update: The John Basilone Memorial Parade scheduled Sunday in Raritan Borough has been canceled due to the weather forecast, event organizers announced Friday. The parade committee will meet in a few ...

When World War II Marine Corps hero Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, who was based at Camp Pendleton, received the Medal of Honor, the country’s highest military award in 1942, he was said to have ...

BRIDGEWATER – When the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District celebrates the reopening of Basilone Field later this month, there will be a special ceremony to remind people of the World War II ...

SAN DIIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial unveiled its 32nd Medal of Honor plaque during a historic ceremony honoring Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone. The unveiling honors the ...