John Bassalone
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 13 Jul
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U.S. Marine sergeant who earned the Medal of Honor on Guadalcanal
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentJim DowneyHistory That Doesn't Suck · 208: The Pacific War, 1942–43: Guadalcanal, the Aleutians,... · 38:36 · 13 Jul
…Back with his fellow Marines, John keeps the machine guns roaring, spitting ammo into the black morning.…
Jim DowneyHistory That Doesn't Suck · 208: The Pacific War, 1942–43: Guadalcanal, the Aleutians,... · 34:26 · 13 Jul
…Among them is the handsome, clean-shaven, and tan-skinned Sergeant John Bassilon, or Manila John, as he's called because of his time in the Philippines.…
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