Sledge finally arrives in the Pacific and reunites with his friend Sydney Phillips. Leckie arrives back at camp from Banika. The Marines storm Peleliu.
Tropes
- Better than Sex: Inverted. Phillips mentions that he slept with a girl in Melbourne, and explains that war is "the exact opposite end of that."
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Snafu is a creepy Cloudcuckoolander, but an experienced soldier who gives Sledge good advice.
- Crisis of Faith: Leckie seems to be undergoing one of these, as he says he no longer believes in God and challenges Sledge's own belief.
- Kick the Dog: Snafu prying the gold out of a dead Japanese soldier's teeth.
- Snafu: We're rich, boys. Gold is what, thirty dollars an ounce?
- Naked People Are Funny: Gunny and at least one other soldier have no problem stripping down on the camp's pathways in order to take an impromptu shower.
- Oh, Crap!: The Marines have this reaction when a Japanese tank they're shooting at suddenly swivels its gun at them.
- Remember the New Guy?: Gunny Hanes is suddenly there after not appearing in any other episode.
