Eugene B. Sledge's USMC discharge certificate
This certificate from the United States Marine Corps certifies that Eugene B. Sledge served honorably in the Marine Corps in World War II and achieved the rank of corporal. Sledge enlisted in the Marines and began his service on December 3, 1942. He fought in the Pacific against the Japanese. At the...
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Eugene B. Sledge documents Sledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant), 1923-; Marines -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans; Veterans -- United States Government & Politics -- Military; History -- 1929-1945: The Great Depression and World War II; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; Peoples -- Military Life WWII |
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This certificate from the United States Marine Corps certifies that Eugene B. Sledge served honorably in the Marine Corps in World War II and achieved the rank of corporal. Sledge enlisted in the Marines and began his service on December 3, 1942. He fought in the Pacific against the Japanese. At the end of the war, he was briefly stationed in China before receiving this certificate and leaving the Corps on February 15, 1946. Sledge would later write a book about his combat experiences called With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. |
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Eugene B. Sledge's USMC discharge certificateThis certificate from the United States Marine Corps certifies that Eugene B. Sledge served honorably in the Marine Corps in World War II and achieved the rank of corporal. Sledge enlisted in the Marines and began his service on December 3, 1942. He fought in the Pacific against the Japanese. At the end of the war, he was briefly stationed in China before receiving this certificate and leaving the Corps on February 15, 1946. Sledge would later write a book about his combat experiences called With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa.United States Marine CorpsAuburn University Libraries1946-02-151940sSledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant), 1923-; Marines -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans; Veterans -- United StatesGovernment & Politics -- Military; History -- 1929-1945: The Great Depression and World War II; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; Peoples -- Military LifeJPEGTextSledge USMC discharge certicateEugene Sledge papersAuburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.engThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.WWIIhttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ebsledge/id/200 |
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