Eugene Bondurant Sledge (November 4, 1923 March 3, 2001) was a United States Marine, university professor, and author. His 1981 memoir, <u>With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa</u>, chronicled his combat experiences during World War II and was subsequently used as source material for Ken Burns's PBS documentary, The War, as well as the HBO min(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euiseries The Pacific, in which he is portrayed by Joseph Mazzello. - from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Sledge)