US Marines

Widow of Medal of Honor recipient

USMC Sergeant Lena Basilone, widow of Medal of Honor recipient USMC Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, getting ready to christen the U.S. Navy ship the USS Basilone (DD-824), December 21, 1945,prepares to christen the destroyer at the Consolidated Steel Company Shipyard, Orange, Texas, on 21 December 1945. (rudeerude)