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On September 15, 1944, the U.S. First Marine Division landed on a small island in the Central Pacific called Peleliu as a prelude to the liberation of the Philippines. Among the first wave of Marines that hit the beach that day was 22-year-old George Peto.
Growing up on a farm in Ohio, George always preferred being outdoors and exploring. This made school a challenge, but his hunting, fishing and trapping skills helped put food on his family’s table. As a poor teenager living in a rough area, he got into regular brawls, and he found holding down a job hard because of his wanderlust. After working out West with the CCC, he decided that joining the Marines offered him the opportunity for adventure plus three square meals a day; so he and his brother joined the Corps in 1941, just a few months before Pearl Harbor.
Following boot camp and training, he was initially assigned to various guard units, until he was shipped out to the Pacific and assigned to the 1st Marines. His first combat experience was the landing at Finschhaven, followed by Cape Gloucester. Then as a Forward Observer, he went ashore in one of the lead amtracs at Peleliu and saw fierce fighting for a week before the regiment was relieved due to massive casualties. Six months later, his division became the immediate reserve for the initial landing on Okinawa. They encountered no resistance when they came ashore on D+1, but would go on to fight on Okinawa for over six months.
This is the wild and remarkable story of an "Old Breed" Marine, from his youth in the Great Depression, his training and combat in the Pacific, to his life after the war, told in his own words.
Read Online TwentyTwo on Peleliu Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine eBook George Peto Peter Margaritis
".....for this book to end! A riveting story of one man’s journey from a troubled childhood to a revered warrior in one of, if not the toughest, battles in the Pacific! Yes, there is a lot of autobiographical material that really has no bearing on the battle, but it is probably is a similar story to those of many of the heroes of our Greatest Generation, and I found it added immensely to my enjoyment of the book. I think you will like it."
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TwentyTwo on Peleliu Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine eBook George Peto Peter Margaritis Reviews :
TwentyTwo on Peleliu Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine eBook George Peto Peter Margaritis Reviews
- I should start by saying I was very good friends with George Peto, the topic of this book, since the year 2000. I had the privilege of interviewing him one day, parts of which are used in this book. I can honestly say I never met anyone with a better memory, or someone who had so many amazing stories throughout his entire life. Co-author Pete Margaritas has done a fantastic job weaving together George's fascinating and at times laugh out loud funny tales of his childhood, the Great Depression, World War II experience and beyond.
I had George come speak in my classroom (along with his best buddy Joe Dodge until 2015) from 2000-2016. Incidentally, the final picture in the book was taken in my school's gym while George entertained my 8th grade students. We did not know it at the time, but he would pass away two months later. To say Joe and George were popular with the kids (and staff) was an understatement! What they went through is beyond incredible. They do not make people like this anymore sadly. I often say that George was like a cat with nine lives, except when I read this book I am reminded with George it seemed closer to 900. The discomforts, close-calls, crazy antics, bizarre incidents and the endless combat time he experienced is unfathomable. George lived a life full of charm, keen instinct, good (and bad) luck, and experiences almost too many to believe were endured by one person. But they were.
If you want to read about an amazing life told by a man who remembers most every detail of it, this is the one. - This is an interesting first person account of the Second World War written by a man who was a Marine during the war.
Some of the most interesting passages of the book were in the first few pages. This is the point where the man describes growing up in the 1920s and 30s in America. He explains the desperate poverty of the American depression and the problems of alcoholism within his family.
He traveled the US trying to find work as a teenager, sometimes sleeping in the truck of cars, and eventually working the Civilian Conservation Corps until he finally was released after his two-year contract was complete.
With nothing else going on in life, he eventually gets parental approval to join the Marines. He was only 18 years old but already lived a life. Since he was serving before the war started, he was called “Old Breed.â€
The rest of the book details two major campaigns he fought in as a forward observer to a mortar company. He delivered hard, fast, accurate fire directly upon the Japanese with devastating power.
His descriptions of the battle at Peleliu and Okinawa are vivid and strong and give the feeling of how hard this experience was. How he managed to survive is something of a miracle.
Over all, I enjoyed the book tremendously. I thought it was brilliant and I am glad I found it. There are not many first person accounts left to tell by this generation. This one was worth the wait.
If you enjoyed this book then I would strongly recommend you read, “With the Old Breed,†by Eugene B. Sledge, “Helmet for my pillow,†by Richard Leckie and “Hell in the Pacific,†by Jim McEnery. - Petty good read but the editing was terrible for a supposed "professional" editor. It is annoying and this "editor" should be fired. Many misspellings, wrong word choice, several EXACT repeats of paragraphs. George was an interesting guy and his editor should have done better by him.
- When I got to the epilogue, I hesitated. I knew before I read the book, that George had passed away and I felt like I was about to to lose a friend.
One of his buddies, Clarence Keele, graduated from the high school where I teach and my father and his brothers went to school. Clarence was a classmate of my uncle, who was killed in an aircraft (F-80) collision over Okinawa in 1952 after 50 missions as bombardier in a B-29.
I have read many WWII memoirs. This is among the best. - I've read everything I can find on the battle of Peleliu. My fascination with this battle began when I read "With the Old Breed" in the 1980's when it was released and eventually led to me traveling to Peleliu in 2000 to see the place this battle was fought.
It has been a very long time since I found a book about Peleliu I enjoyed so much that I read it cover to cover, including the prologue, PS and epilogue. I hated that it had to end.
What an incredible gentleman, life, story and Marine. - My wife and I have been to Peleliu, so I was thrilled about reading the remarkably detailed book about thhe island. We were SCUBA-diving in Palau and made the short trip to Peleliu, both on land and dove Peleliu Wall on a second trip. The land tour was in the company of one of the survivors of the battle and included a tour of the "Thousand Man Cave" and the war material and memorials on the island as well as the battle sites. The dive on the wall was one of our greatest and most thrilling dives. Very strong currents hitting the island from the vvery deep underwater canyons near the island. It is an am zing book
- Where did these men get the gumption to face death and leave it to fate as they went about defeating the enemy? Nothing exceptional about them but getting out of a foxhole or crawling forward as the bullets and shrapnel are wihizzing through the air to defend their country by killing the other guy. No wonder they don't feel like heroes or don't want to talk about what they encountered on the battlefield. But this account by George makes you want to say "Thank God for having had these ordinary men who overcame what politicians and generals asked them to handle and win!"
- .....for this book to end! A riveting story of one man’s journey from a troubled childhood to a revered warrior in one of, if not the toughest, battles in the Pacific! Yes, there is a lot of autobiographical material that really has no bearing on the battle, but it is probably is a similar story to those of many of the heroes of our Greatest Generation, and I found it added immensely to my enjoyment of the book. I think you will like it.
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