Eugene Sledge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eugene Sledge

United States Marine

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1923

Place of Birth: Mobile, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 03-Mar-2001

Profession: writer, biologist, university teacher, academic, soldier

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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 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.