![Lena Mae Riggi christens destroyer named after her hero Marine husband John Basilone, who perished on the 1st day of the Battle of Iwo Jima, South Pacific, WWII… Lena Mae Riggi christens destroyer named after her hero Marine husband John Basilone, who perished on the 1st day of the Battle of Iwo Jima, South Pacific, WWII…](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/72/a0/7872a01ff7a9d95acd212d6ed6477594.jpg)
Lena Mae Riggi christens destroyer named after her hero Marine husband John Basilone, who perished on the 1st day of the Battle of Iwo Jima, South Pacific, WWII…
![Band_of_Brothers_101st on Twitter: "Gunnery Sgt John Basilone was killed in action Feb 19, 1945, during the first day of the invasion of Iwo Jima during WW2. John Basilone was portrayed by Jon Band_of_Brothers_101st on Twitter: "Gunnery Sgt John Basilone was killed in action Feb 19, 1945, during the first day of the invasion of Iwo Jima during WW2. John Basilone was portrayed by Jon](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERKbMbNX0AIuKH-.jpg)
Band_of_Brothers_101st on Twitter: "Gunnery Sgt John Basilone was killed in action Feb 19, 1945, during the first day of the invasion of Iwo Jima during WW2. John Basilone was portrayed by Jon
![File:John Basilone Talks with Margaret Beerworth, September 1943 (10930925486).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:John Basilone Talks with Margaret Beerworth, September 1943 (10930925486).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/John_Basilone_Talks_with_Margaret_Beerworth%2C_September_1943_%2810930925486%29.jpg)