Mailander letter, 1-3-1983

Eric Mailander was a young man interested in the Pacific campaigns in World War II. He wrote this second letter to Eugene B. Sledge to express additional praise to Sledge for his account of his combat experiences as told in his book With The Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. In this second letter, M...

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Main Author: Mailander, Eric
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/ebsledge,86
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Summary:Eric Mailander was a young man interested in the Pacific campaigns in World War II. He wrote this second letter to Eugene B. Sledge to express additional praise to Sledge for his account of his combat experiences as told in his book With The Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. In this second letter, Mailander mentioned the trip he took to tour the battlefields on Peleliu and his desire to return. He enclosed seven photographs from his first trip with this letter.