Born: June 21, 1913, Norwich, New London County, CT, United States. Died: January 10, 1943, Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Buried: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) (MH) (L-462), Honolulu, HI, United States. U.S. Army Sergeant William Grant Fournier was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military Medal of Honor Action Place: Iron Bottom Sound, Savo Island, Solomon Islands Citation For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty during action against enemy Japanese forces off Savo Island on the night of 11-12 October and again on the night of 12-13 November 1942. As the light of a sickly green flare shot skyward, three Marines from the 11th Machine Gun Squad, H Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment crouched in the hole awaiting the Japanese onslaught on Guadalcanal. The trio, Corporal Leroy Diamond, Pfc. John Rivers, and Private Al Schmid, were manning a .30-caliber machine gun on the west bank of For more information on the Medal of Honor, including lists of all Navy and Marine Corps recipients, see: "Frequently Asked Questions: The Navy's Medal of Honor" If the Medal of Honor recipient you want is not listed on this page, contact the Photographic Section concerning other research options. MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION. For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous courage as Squadron Commander of Marine Fighting Squadron 212 in the South Pacific Area during the period 10 May to 14 November 1942. Volunteering to pilot a fighter plane in defense of our positions on Guadalcanal, Lt. Col. Bauer participated in 2 air battles against enemy Medal of Honor Citation Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, of Raritan, New Jersey, was awarded the Medal of Honor in recognition of his outstanding heroism at Guadalcanal. Later, during the Iwo Jima campaign, he was killed in action on D-Day, 19 February 1945. Medal of Honor Action Place: Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Citation For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty as petty officer in charge of a group of 24 Higgins boats, engaged in the evacuation of a battalion of marines trapped by enemy Japanese forces at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal Preface. THE GUADALCANAL CAMPAIGN, a monograph prepared by the Historical Division, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, is the fifth of a series of operational monographs designed to present to both the student and the casual reader complete and factually accurate narratives of the major operations in which the Marine Corps participated during World War II. sYt0.