Yep. I have read his book. One thing The Pacific could not convey was the smell.
I knew a man who was a Marine aviator from the time of Guadalcanal. He flew the Corsair in time. Not long before he died quietly of cancer he told me a lot about the war. A lot about air support missions in the airstrip pattern at Peleliu. He stopped talking then. I let it sit for a bit and as gently as I could asked where he went next. Tears rolled down his face as he gathered his strength and he said, “They sent me home. Told me I was through. I was spent, no good. I had to leave my squadron, let them down. I never got over it. He was a very old, proud and successful man. I sat next to him and he cried softly. I had always admired and respected him but then he took a piece of my heart.