USMC Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone wearing the Medal of Honor he received for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945.
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I think they did this in an episode of the Pacific right?
A brave man that did many brave things
He was sent back to the US to sell war bonds after earning the Medal of Honor. After that he became a drill instructor to help train Marines prepping for the invasion of Japan. His enlistment ended and he could have gone home but he decided to reenlist. He deployed during the invasion of Iwo Jima and was killed in action. A national hero.