Roy H Elrod: 1 book
We Were Going to Win, Or Die There
With the Marines at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Saipan
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
In 1940, native West Texan Roy H. Elrod joined the Marine Corps. A few years later his unit, the 8th Marine Regiment, went into the fight at Guadalcanal, where he commanded a platoon of 37 mm gunners. They endured Japanese attacks, malarial tropical weather, and starvation rations. His combat leadership...
