Riverside National Cemetery
Videos
Riverside National Cemetery is a cemetery located in Riverside, California, dedicated to the interment of United States military personnel. The cemetery covers 921 acres. It has been the most active c
Riverside National Cemetery Entrance
Riverside National Cemetery View
Riverside National Cemetery Graves
Riverside National Cemetery Medal of Honor Memorial
John Basilone
Videos
John Basilone was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthu
Riverside National Cemetery
…Aaron Bank (1902–2004). Colonel, U.S. Army. Founder of the Army Green Berets. OSS officer Lena Mae Basilone née Riggi (1913–1999). Sergeant, USMC Women's Reserve, World War II. Widow of Medal of Honor and Navy Cross Recipient, John Basilone. Never remarried and declined…
Basilone in 1943
John Basilone's headstone in Arlington National Cemetery
Navy Cross
Sergeant Lena Mae Basilone, USMC(WR), widow of John Basilone, prepares to christen the destroyer USS Basilone (December 21, 1945).