Birthdate: November 4, 1923
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mobile
Died: March 3, 2001
Eugene Bondurant Sledge, a former United States Marine, university professor, and author, is renowned for his memoir “With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa.” This book vividly recounts his combat experiences during World War II. Sledge’s impactful work has been used as source material for the Ken Burns PBS documentary “The War” and the HBO miniseries “The Pacific.” His writings offer valuable perspectives on the brutal truths of war and have been widely acknowledged in academic and popular media.
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