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Basilone was born in his Italian American parents' home on November 4, 1916, in Buffalo, New York. [2] He was the sixth of ten children. His five older siblings were born in Raritan, New Jersey, before the family moved to Buffalo where John was born; they returned to Raritan in 1918. [1]
Jon Seda (born October 14, 1970) is an American actor. Seda was an amateur boxer who auditioned for and was given a role in the 1992 boxing film Gladiator.He played the role of Chris Pérez alongside Jennifer Lopez in the movie Selena, and portrayed U.S. Marine John Basilone, recipient of the Medal of Honor, in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's The Pacific.
In the 2010 war drama The Pacific, Parisse took on the role of Marine Sergeant Lena Riggi Basilone, wife of John Basilone, the revered United States Marine Gunnery Sergeant. She had a recurring role on CBS' Person of Interest as Kara Stanton, the former partner of Jim Caviezel's character John Reese.
For more than a half century, the monument was forgotten until it was discovered by a construction superintendent in a demolition project in Newark.
He nominated two of his men (one being Sgt. John Basilone) for Medals of Honor. Puller was wounded himself on November 8, 1942, suffering arm and leg wounds during a Japanese attack on his command post. His injuries were serious, requiring surgery, and command of 1/7 was temporarily assigned to Major John E. Weber of 3/7. [19]
After their 1969 marriage, John and Arlyn welcomed their son River in 1970 and their daughter Rain soon after in 1972. Joaquin was born two years later, in 1974, followed by Liberty and Summer in ...
Like his older brother, John has chosen a life outside the public eye. On The Drew Barrymore Show in 2021, Heaton shared one of her parenting fails when John attended a two-week music camp.
Basil (name), a name of which "Basilone" is a variant; John Basilone (1916–1945), an American soldier and U.S. Marine, recipient of the Medal of Honor; Ships