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Epic card · History
John Basilone, an Epic card
John Basilone was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 79
- Power
- 153
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 500,000
Power 153 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
John Basilone quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Basilone card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was the only enlisted Marine to receive both of these ______ in World War II.
Answer
decorations. He was the only enlisted Marine to receive both of these decorations in World War II. From the John Basilone article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Basilone enlisted in the Marine Corps on June 3, ____, after serving three years in the United States Army with duty in the Philippines.
Answer
1940s. Basilone enlisted in the Marine Corps on June 3, 1940, after serving three years in the United States Army with duty in the Philippines. From the John Basilone article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was the only enlisted Marine to receive both of these decorations in World War II.
- Basilone enlisted in the Marine Corps on June 3, 1940, after serving three years in the United States Army with duty in the Philippines.
- He was deployed to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and in August 1942, he took part in the invasion of Guadalcanal.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Basilone article was read about 500,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 79: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get John Basilone
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Basilone (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : USMC Archives from Quantico, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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