China diary
In this diary, written in 1946, Eugene B. Sledge observes that civilians have no idea of what the front-line combat infantrymen have faced; all the civilians see are medals and newspaper articles. Sledge says that he might not have boarded the transport U.S.S. President Polk if he'd known what...
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Eugene B. Sledge documents Sledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant), 1923-; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans; Marines -- United States; Combat; Infantry; World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects; World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation; Transports; Soldier's writings, American U.S.S. President Polk Geography & Environment -- Human Environment -- Military Installations; Government & Politics -- Military; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; Peoples -- Military Life Postwar; Writer |
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In this diary, written in 1946, Eugene B. Sledge observes that civilians have no idea of what the front-line combat infantrymen have faced; all the civilians see are medals and newspaper articles. Sledge says that he might not have boarded the transport U.S.S. President Polk if he'd known what combat was like. He then compares the transport to a slave ship with the crowded conditions and stinking air. |
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China diaryIn this diary, written in 1946, Eugene B. Sledge observes that civilians have no idea of what the front-line combat infantrymen have faced; all the civilians see are medals and newspaper articles. Sledge says that he might not have boarded the transport U.S.S. President Polk if he'd known what combat was like. He then compares the transport to a slave ship with the crowded conditions and stinking air.Sledge, Eugene B.Auburn University Libraries1946-01-001940sPacific OceanSledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant), 1923-; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans; Marines -- United States; Combat; Infantry; World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects; World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation; Transports; Soldier's writings, AmericanU.S.S. President PolkGeography & Environment -- Human Environment -- Military Installations; Government & Politics -- Military; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; Peoples -- Military LifeJPEGTextRG 96-38, box 1, folder 1Eugene 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.Postwar; Writerhttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ebsledge/id/3 |
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