I’d never seen this photo before and figured I ought to share in case others hadn’t either!
(The ‘49 refers to Sledge being in the graduating class of 1949 at Auburn University. See source below)
The Bible of Eugene B. Sledge '49, foundation of his classic World War II memoir “With the Old Breed,” was formally added to the Library of
so i think we're all in agreement that snafu shelton was misidentified in the auburn collection as george sarrett which is sad because he sounds like a cool guy but also oh my god two confirmed snafu photos now because like these photos were definitely taken within the same hour












