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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Lena Mae Riggi Basilone

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

California

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SHE PROUDLY SERVED HER COUNTRY IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS WOMEN’S RESERVE DURING WWII. ON DECEMBER 21, 1945, SHE CHRISTENED THE USS BASILONE (DD/DDE-824), A GEARING CLASS DESTROYER, NAMED AFTER HER LATE HUSBAND, A MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER.