2 Quotes & Sayings By Eugene Sledge
Eugene Sledge is the only U.S. Marine to win the Navy Cross three times, the nation's second highest decoration for heroism. He was awarded this medal for his bravery in the "Bloody Nose" campaign on Peleliu Island in 1944. Sledge also received two Purple Hearts for injuries sustained during combat
He is credited with being the first soldier to crawl through a "Hellfire Pass" on Peleliu, which led to his nickname, "Crazy Legs." Sledge wrote an account of his experiences in the Pacific Theater called With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa.