Decorations register · Notice Nearby
Official U.S. Marine Corps likeness already on the World War II roll
John Basilone
1916–1945
Gunnery Sergeant
1st Battalion, 27th Marines; Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima
Documented decorations
Purple Heart
Killed in action on Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945. The Purple Heart follows that combat death.
Public sources
John Basilone’s Medal of Honor is the Guadalcanal night. The Navy Cross is the first morning on Iwo Jima. This decorations page lists the Purple Heart because he was killed in that landing on February 19, 1945. A combat death in action authorizes the medal. We do not need a separate citation paragraph to say so.
This register will not invent a Bronze Star for him. The official record that is public names the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and the death on the beach. Those are enough. A hometown parade is not a fourth medal.
He is already on the World War II roll. The awards row there shows only the Purple Heart from this first decorations batch. Service crosses remain on the war page, where the citations belong.
A longer service essay is on the American War Heroes roll. That page does not invent medals. This page does not replace it.
A publisher register — not a verification
This decorations register is publisher-curated from public records — Medal of Honor Society citations, published general orders, and official Army, Navy, and Marine Corps biographies. It is not a verified-veteran product. Notice Nearby does not certify service and does not issue badges.
A paid or unpaid memorial does not enroll anyone here. Checkout, VET50, and a family’s mention of service on an obituary are not applications to this list. We add a name only when a public official source names the decoration.
Claiming a decoration that was not awarded is stolen valor. It is a disrespect to those who earned the medal and, in some cases, a federal crime. This register will not invent an award to fill a page.
These pages are a historical register. They are not Legal Publication, not a newspaper notice, and not proof that a statute was satisfied.