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Eugene Sledge
Eugene Bondurant Sledge is an author, university professor and United States Marine Corps. His 1981 memoir With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa documents his combat experience during WWII and was later used as the source for the Ken Burns PBS documentary The War, as well as for the skits for HBO The Pacific, in which he is represented by Joseph Mazzello.
Birth nameEugene Bondurant Sledge
Nickname(s)Sledgehammer
BornNovember 4, 1923, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 2001, Montevallo, Alabama, U.S.
Place of burialPine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1942–1946
RankCorporal
UnitK Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Battles/warsWorld War II, Battle of Peleliu, Battle of Okinawa Chinese Civil War, Operation Beleaguer
Other workProfessor of biology, author

About Eugene Sledge

Novelist Eugene Sledge was born on November 4, 1923 in Alabama, United States (He dies at the age of 77, on March 3, 2001).

Both the PBS documentary The War and the popular HBO miniseries The Pacific were based on his descriptions of warfare in World War II. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa (1981) and China Marine (1982) are two of his published works (published posthumously in 2002).

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Eugene Sledge before becoming famous

Eugene Sledge was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1923 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Pig (豬).

He joined the Marine Corps when he was twenty-two years old, and after two years of specialized training, he saw his first hard action.

Achievement of Eugene Sledge

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa, his novel, includes graphic depictions of war on both Pacific islands, as well as stories of the physical and emotional strains he and his fellow Marines faced.

Eugene Sledge's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama. Edward Simmons Sledge, a physician, was his father.

Eugene Sledge Collabed with

In the HBO miniseries The Pacific, he was played by Movie Actor Joseph Mazzello.

Eugene Sledge Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Eugene Sledge updated on March 18 2023.