 John Basilone ( November 4 , 1916 – February 19 , 1945 ) was a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who received the nation 's highest military award for valor , the Medal of Honor , for heroism during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II . He was the only enlisted Marine to receive both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross .
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John Basilone was born in Buffalo, New York, to Italian immigrant parents. He attended