Hero of the Pacific_ The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone - James Brady [110]
Amtrac 3C27
Andrews Sisters
ANZAC
Aquilina, Robert V.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arnold, Laurence
Australia
Australian casualties at Guadalcanal
Basilone in
Congressional Medal of Honor ceremony held in
1st Battalionh Marine Regiment in
Japan’s World War II threat to
“Back the Attack” slogan
Baldwin, Raymond E.
Basilone, Alphonse (brother)
Basilone, Angelo (brother)
Basilone, Carlo (brother)
Basilone, Dolores (sister)
on brother’s death
death of
views on Ed Sullivan
Basilone, Donald (brother)
Basilone, Dora (Bengivenga) (mother)
biographical information
notified of son’s death
at son’s burial
Basilone, George (brother)
Battle of Iwo Jima and
concerns for brother’s safety
notified of brother’s death
Basilone, Lena Riggi (wife)
Basilone family and
courtship with Basilone
death of
marriage to Basilone
Basilone, “Manila” John
accounts of Guadalcanal events and
in Army
in Australia
barefoot preference of
biographical information
boxing career of
burial of
at Camp Pendleton
at Camp Tarawa
civilian jobs of
commission offered to
Congressional Medal of Honor awarded to
continuing controversy about
correspondence with family
death of
drinking by
on fame
gambling and
legacy of
Marine enlistment by
marriage of
Navy Cross awarded to
nickname of
nightmares suffered by
Paige, Mitchell, and
promotions of
Puller and
at Quantico
reported premonitions of
return to combat by
romantic life of
on Samoa
second Congressional Medal of Honor recommendation
statue of
tattoos
on war bond tour
Basilone, Mary (sister)
Basilone, Phyllis (sister). See Cutter, Phyllis Basilone
Basilone, Salvatore (father)
biographical information
business of
notified of son’s death
on son’s Army enlistment
at son’s burial
on son’s Marine Corps enlistment
Basilone Day (September 19, 1943)
Basilone Parade
Basilone Road, Camp Pendleton
Bataan Peninsula, Philippines
battles. See Coral Sea, Battle of; Guadalcanal, Battle of; Iwo Jima, Battle of; Midway, Battle of
Belt, Ralph
Bengivenga, Carlo
Bengivenga, Catrina
Bengivenga, Dora. See Basilone, Dora (Bengivenga) (mother)
Bisonette, Biz
Bloody Ridge (Edson’s Ridge) . See also Guadalcanal, Battle of
Blyth, Ann
Bongiovi, Anna Marie
Bongiovi, Anthony G., Sr.
Bon Jovi, Jon
Bougainville
Bowie, James
Bracken, Eddie
Bradley, Reverend Paul
Brady, Jim
Bridgewater (NJ) Courier-News
Bridgewater-Raritan High School
Briggs, Ralph, Jr.
brothels
Browning .30-caliber M1917A1 machine gun
Brusa, Adolph
Budemy, Frank
Bullard (Marine)
Burns, Ken
Butler, John
Calabrese, Rocky
Calco Chemical Division, American Cyanamid
Camp Lejeune
Camp Pendleton
Camp Tarawa
Cape Gloucester
Carlsbad Hotel
Carolines. See also Iwo Jima; Luzon, Philippines; Truk
Cates, Clifton B.
Cavite, Philippines
Chafee, John
China
Cianciella, Josephine
Cirello, Tony
Clemens, Martin
Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima (Alexander)
“coast watchers”
Cohen, Schiller
Collier’s
Congressional Medal of Honor
awarded to Mitchell Paige
Conoley, Odell M.
Coral Sea, Battle of
Cornwallis, Lord
Cornwell, Elmer
Corregidor, Philippines
Creak, Robert J.
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Curley, Charles
Cutter, Bill
Cutter, Jerry
on Basilone’s Army service
on Basilone’s childhood
on Basilone’s death
on Basilone’s Marine service
on Basilone’s romantic life
on Guadalcanal events
views on war bond tour
Cutter, Phyllis Basilone
on Basilone’s Army service
on Basilone’s childhood
on Basilone’s death
on Basilone’s Marine service
on Basilone’s views of New York City
on Guadalcanal events
views on war bond tour
D-Day
Del Rocco, Steve
del Valle, Pedro
Dinah Might (B-29 bomber)
Doorly, Bruce W.
on Basilone’s burial
on Basilone’s childhood
on Basilone’s death
on Basilone’s fame
on Basilone’s funeral
on Basilone’s Marine service
at brother’s burial
Grey interviewed by
on Guadalcanal events
on Iwo Jima events
views on war bond tour
Duke, Doris (Cromwell)
Dunlap, Alvin C.
Duryea, Justin Gates
Edge, Walter
Edson, Merrill A. “Red Mike