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          Eugene Sledge

          United States Marine

          Eugene Sledge

          Sledge in 1946

          Birth nameEugene Bondurant Sledge
          Nickname(s)Sledgehammer
          Born(1923-11-04)November 4, 1923
          Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
          DiedMarch 3, 2001(2001-03-03) (aged 77)
          Montevallo, Alabama, U.S.
          Place of burial

          Pine 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

          Chinese Civil War

          Spouse(s)

          Jeanne Arceneaux

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          (m. 1952)​
          Children2
          Other workProfessor 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