Deacon, Eugene B. Sledge's dog
This is a picture (taken on February 28, 1942) of Deacon, who belonged to Eugene Sledge when he was a young man growing up in Mobile. Sledge enlisted in the Marine Corps in World War II and fought in the Pacific at the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa. He later wrote a book entitled With the Old Breed...
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| Summary: | This is a picture (taken on February 28, 1942) of Deacon, who belonged to Eugene Sledge when he was a young man growing up in Mobile. Sledge enlisted in the Marine Corps in World War II and fought in the Pacific at the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa. He later wrote a book entitled With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. In the book Sledge recounts how he broke down and cried during the fighting on Okinawa when he got the letter from his parents telling him Deacon had died. |
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