| Characters |
Sgt. "Manila" John Basilone, United States Marine Corps |
| Synopsis |
During the battle of Guadalcanal, Sgt. John Basilone of the First Marine Division, used his water-cooled machine gun, and overcoming the burns that it caused him, to kill 38 Japanese soldiers during an engagement on that island. For his actions, Sgt. Basilone was award the Congressional Medal of Honor. |
| Genre |
war |
| Notes |
This comic story and the comic it was in, appeared in the HBO mini-series "The Pacific" episode Part 4, April 5, 2010.
This issue is not fully indexed yet. Unsure where the actual sequence this story falls in. |