Robert Sherrod, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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World War II war correspondent, author, editor
Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1909
Place of Birth: Thomas County, Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 13-Feb-1994
Profession: writer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Robert Sherrod
- Robert Lee Sherrod (February 8, 1909 – February 13, 1994) was an American journalist, editor and author.
- He was a war correspondent for Time and Life magazines, covering combat from World War II to the Vietnam War.
- During World War II, embedded with the United States Marine Corps, he covered the battles at Attu (with the U.S.
- Army), Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
- He also authored five books on World War II, including Tarawa: The Story of a Battle (1944) and the definitive History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II (1952).
- He was an editor of Time during World War II and later editor of The Saturday Evening Post, then vice-president of Curtis Publishing Company.
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