E. B. Sledge

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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:With_the_Old_Breed
gptkbp:author E. B. Sledge: A Biography
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkbp:birth_date 1923-07-04
1923-11-04
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Mobile,_Alabama
gptkbp:children 2
two
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:military_unit
American literature
understanding of soldier experiences
gptkbp:death_date 2001-03-03
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Alabama
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Eugene_Bondurant_Sledge
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance eyewitness account of WWII
gptkbp:hometown gptkb:Mobile,_Alabama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label E. B. Sledge
gptkbp:influence gptkb:church
gptkb:memorial
military memoirs
war literature
military training programs
war films
military ethics
American military culture
military history education
military training literature
war documentaries
veteran advocacy
psychological studies of war
memoir writing
veteran support organizations
veterans' narratives
historical accuracy in education
public understanding of war
war ethics discussions
combat journalism
Pacific War literature
combat experience narratives
cultural memory of WWII
historical accuracy in media
literary studies of war
psychological resilience in soldiers
trauma studies in literature
war literature studies
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ken_Burns
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Stephen_Ambrose
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:The_Pacific_(miniseries)
HBO miniseries
documentaries about WWII
HBO miniseries The Pacific
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:known_for war memoirs
memoirs of World War II
gptkbp:legacy realistic portrayal of war
depiction of war's brutality
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Peleliu
gptkbp:notable_members documentary films
The Pacific War: A History
gptkbp:notable_quote " War is hell, but it is also a great teacher."
" The things I saw were not the things I had been told about."
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:With_the_Old_Breed
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
gptkbp:portrayed_by gptkb:Joe_Mazzello
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:With_the_Old_Breed:_At_Peleliu_and_Okinawa
The Old Breed: A Marine's Story
Honored in the Marine Corps War Memorial
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:China_Marine
gptkb:With_the_Old_Breed:_At_Peleliu_and_Okinawa
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_years 1942-1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Sledge
gptkbp:subject gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:user_experience combat veteran
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:China_Marine
gptkb:The_War_in_the_Pacific
gptkb:The_Pacific_War
gptkb:The_Marine_Corps_in_World_War_II
gptkb:With_the_Old_Breed
gptkb:The_Old_Breed:_A_Marine's_Memoir_of_World_War_II
gptkb:The_Old_Breed
The Pacific War: A History in Photographs, 1941-1945
The Pacific War: A History in Photographs
The War in the Pacific: A Marine's Memoir