MILITARY PERSONNEL

Eugene Sledge

1923 - 2001

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugene Sledge is the 1,796th most popular military personnel (down from 1,585th in 2019), the 7,491st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,976th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Eugene Sledge ranks 1,796 out of 2,058. Before him are Fritz-Hubert Gräser, Marie Ljalková, Adolf Ehrnrooth, Sigizmund Levanevsky, Lawrence Oates, and Rahim Ademi. After him are Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, Stefan Toshev, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, John Shalikashvili, Ludwig von Falkenhausen, and Aurélio de Lira Tavares.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Eugene Sledge ranks 319. Before him are Jean-Paul Riopelle, Bülent Eken, Hanna Maron, Geoff Duke, Mrinal Sen, and Imre Varga. After him are Willie Steele, Harold Gould, Red Garland, Thad Jones, Emilio Rodríguez, and Bob Barker. Among people deceased in 2001, Eugene Sledge ranks 239. Before him are Chantal Chaudé de Silans, Marie Jahoda, Jean Richard, Margaretha Krook, Stanislav Rostotsky, and Sergio Mantovani. After him are Ruhi Sarıalp, Villy Sørensen, Mordecai Richler, Gholam Reza Azhari, Ranko Marinković, and Jacques-Louis Lions.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eugene Sledge ranks 7,493 out of 20,380. Before him are Erica Jong (1942), Michael Learned (1939), Irwin Winkler (1931), Tyrus (1973), Charley Chase (1893), and Leslie Odom Jr. (1981). After him are Jenny McCarthy (1972), Karol J. Bobko (1937), Bethany Joy Lenz (1981), Kane Hodder (1955), Danger Mouse (1977), and Ford Sterling (1883).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Eugene Sledge ranks 122. Before him are George Pickett (1825), Smedley Butler (1881), Mickey Marcus (1901), Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806), Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805), and Frederick Townsend Ward (1831). After him are Oliver Hazard Perry (1785), Jacob L. Devers (1887), Peter Pace (1945), Richard Bong (1920), John F. Reynolds (1820), and Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883).

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