Peleliu map, operation plan, after action reports, the Japanese "Order of battle" for the defense of Peleliu, correspondence, etc.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains notebooks, memorandums, Marine Corps records, and a portion of the original outline that formed the basis for With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa, Sledge's memoir of his service in those campaigns during World War II. Many letters to Sledge commenting on With the Old Breed contain wartime remininscences of soldiers who also served in the Pacific in World War II. The collection includes photographs including World War II ear photos of his platoon, contemporary photographs of Peleliu and Okinawa, and photographs of Veteran's groups. It also contains articles by Sledge and other authors concerning World War II in the Pacific, clippings relating to the 50th Anniversary of World War II, correspondence (including wartime correspondence) and artifacts.
Dates
- 1937 - 1996
Extent
From the Accession: 3.8 Cubic Feet (3 record center boxes; 1 oversize flat box; 1 document tube)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Sledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant), 1923-2001 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu