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| Title | Company K-3-5, 1st Marine Division |
| Description | This is a picture of some of the men in Company K-3-5, 1st Marine Division. Eugene B. Sledge is in the center of the front row, with his dungaree cap pushed back; his buddy George Sarrett is behind his right shoulder. This is the company that Sledge fought with in the Pacific in World War II. Sledge wrote a book about his combat experiences and the men of K-3-5 called With The Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. |
| Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1945 |
| Decade | 1940s
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| LC Subject Headings | Sledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant), 1923-
Marines -- United States
Soldiers -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans
United States. Marine Corps. Regiment, 5th. Battalion, 3rd. Company K
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| Alternate Keywords | With The Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa
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| Format | JPEG |
| Type | Image
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| Original Item ID | RG 96-38, box 1, folder 30 |
| Collection | Eugene Sledge papers |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | This 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 archive@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Submitted by | Caudle, Dana M. |
