Still a PFC: A Combat Marine in World War II: The Pacific Theater (1942-1945): Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, & Iwo Jima
Still a PFC: A Combat Marine in World War II: The Pacific Theater (1942-1945): Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, & Iwo Jima book cover

Still a PFC: A Combat Marine in World War II: The Pacific Theater (1942-1945): Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, & Iwo Jima

Paperback – December 8, 2018

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Price
$16.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
288
Publisher
Eap Media Int'l
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0578430287
Dimensions
5.5 x 0.65 x 8.5 inches
Weight
12.9 ounces

Description

"An extraordinary memoir -- one of the best accounts of the war from a 'grunt' perspective that I have seen." - James L. Jones, General, USMC

Features & Highlights

  • By choice, chance and God's hand, I survived some extremely trying times in the Marine Corps during World War II.
  • I decided not to get mired in the horrors or waste of war. Tomes have been devoted to this subject. I choose instead to tell of my life as a Private, a grunt if you will, and how this life impacted on me.
  • As a telephone lineman for the United States Marine Corps, I had the greatest opportunity to see more of the combat area than most participants. We traveled to the right flank, left flank, up front and to the rear areas to keep our telephone lines functioning and all our artillery and infantry in constant communications.
  • A Japanese general stated "the American troops' ability to concentrate artillery fire on a given point was a tremendous advantage." As an artilleryman, I am proud we provided this edge. Our front line troops on numerous occasions told me our artillery barrage had "stopped the Japs cold." Our constant goal.
  • I have often been asked, "How did you cope with death as an everyday fact?" I tell of losing eight buddies on one day on Guam. We acknowledged the loss then moved on. "What is past is past." We did not dwell on one or multiple losses. We simply moved on. Yesterday was an age away, this is today, we hope to see tomorrow. Perhaps cruel, but it retained our sanity. Those who stand and wait have not shared this burden.
  • Lest you think I am portraying myself as some kind of hero -- let me remind you, they never asked me if I wanted to go on these combat landings to Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima.
  • I was not a hero, but I walked among heroes.

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Peterson’s Book is a Riveting, Very Readable Account

Not only was this a riveting inside account of World War II in the Pacific, but Peterson skillfully wrote in such an engaging conversational tone, it made His account that much more interesting and readable. I highly recommend this book for those who have lived the tough days of war as well as history buffs who want to know more. This is a different more casual approach revealing the mind and heart of the combatant as those terrible times unfolded.
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Nice read

The book reminded me about my own military experiences. Funny how 30 years later "kids" were still calling the room to attention for a non existent officer. That joke never got old! I was in tears over that one. Same results for my experience.

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