Destroyer to be named USS BASILONE
SECNAV Marbus will announce on Tuesday that a new USN destroyer will be named after Medal of Honor and Navy Cross awardee Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone USMC.
Thought you Marines would be pleased to hear this.
Thought you Marines would be pleased to hear this.
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That is the second destroyer to be named after John Basilone. The first was in 1949 and his wife dedicated it.
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