Born on this day, November 4th, 1916, John Basilone was a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal Campaign, and theNavy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima.He was the only enlisted Marine to receive both of these decorations in World War II.