Eugene Sledge
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| Birth name | Eugene Bondurant Sledge |
| Nicknames | Gene Sledgehammer E.B. (pen name) |
| Born | November 4, 1923 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 2001 (aged 77) Montevallo, Alabama, U.S. |
| Place of burial | Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Service years | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division |
| Conflicts | World War II |
| Spouse |
Jeanne Arceneaux (m. 1952) |
| Children |
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| Other work | Professor 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 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.