Eugene Sledge

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Eugene Sledge
Sledge in 1946
Birth name	Eugene Bondurant Sledge
Nickname(s)	Sledgehammer
Born	(1923-11-04)November 4, 1923 Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died	March 3, 2001(2001-03-03) (aged 77) Montevallo, Alabama, U.S.
Place of burial	Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Corporal
Unit	K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of Peleliu Battle of Okinawa Chinese Civil War Operation Beleaguer
Spouse(s)	Jeanne Arceneaux ​ (m. 1952)​
Children	2
Other work	Professor of biology, author

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 used as source material for the Ken Burns PBS documentary The War (2007), as well as the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), in which he is portrayed by Joseph Mazzello.^[1]