"How One American Stopped 3,000 Japanese for 6 Hours — Until He Ran Out of Bullets"
Автор: War Chronicle
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October 24-25, 1942. Guadalcanal. Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone and 15 Marines stood between 3,000 Japanese soldiers and Henderson Field — the most critical airstrip in the Pacific.
For six straight hours through the night, Basilone manned two machine guns as wave after wave of Japanese infantry attacked his position. When his guns overheated, he changed the barrels with his bare hands — the metal so hot it burned his skin off. When he ran out of ammunition, he strapped 60 pounds of belts across his body and fought through enemy lines to get more. When his hands were destroyed, he kept firing anyway.
By dawn, 38 Japanese soldiers lay dead in front of his position. The regiment that attacked with 3,000 men withdrew with fewer than 1,200. Henderson Field was saved. Basilone became the first enlisted Marine in WWII to receive the Medal of Honor.
He could have stayed stateside for the rest of the war. Instead, he requested to return to combat. On February 19th, 1945, he landed on Iwo Jima. 90 minutes later, he was dead.
This is the story of the most legendary stand in Marine Corps history.
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⚠️ Note: This narrative is based on historical events and archival sources. Some details have been dramatized for storytelling. For academic research, consult professional historical archives.
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