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Basilone won the CMOH on Guadalcanal but was killed 2 1/2 years later on Iwo Jima was he not?

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Basilone won the CMOH on Guadalcanal but was killed 2 1/2 years later on Iwo Jima was he not?

No, he was killed on Guadalcanal. I don't remember the exact details of the action he was involved in, but I'm sure he died there and was awarded the medal posthumously.

I once had a book which listed all the WWII MOH recipients and gave a short description of what they did to recieve it. I wish now I had kept it.