Eugene Sledge Military person

Eugene Bondurant Sledge (November 4, 1923 – March 3, 2001) was a United States Marine, university professor, and author. His 1981 memoir With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa chronicled his combat experiences during World War II and was subsequently used as source material for Ken Burns' PBS documentary, The War, as well as the HBO miniseries The Pacific, in which he is portrayed by Joseph Mazzello.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 04, 1923
Birth place	Mobile Alabama
Date of death	March 03, 2001
Place of death	Montevallo Alabama

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military operations	Battle of Okinawa Battle of Peleliu World War II
military unit	1st Marine Division (United States) 3rd Battalion 5th Marines
service start	1942
service end	1946