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Merriell Allesandro Shelton (January 21, 1922 – May 3, 1993) was a United States Marine who served in the Pacific theater during World War II. He is depicted in the 1981 memoir With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene Sledge which chronicled their combat experiences.
HBO’s series “The Pacific” caused lots of folks to become interested in the life of Merriell “Snafu” Shelton, the character based on a real Marine of the same name. As I’ve written before, the...
".....PFC Merriell Shelton, an excitable, small-statured youngster from south Louisiana who had arrived with the same group of replacements as Burgin and Burke. Shelton was a whiz at poker, but otherwise his primary talents involved getting confused, lost, in trouble, and generally fouled up.
Oct 1, 2023 · Merriell Shelton. The Pacific did not exaggerate the thick Cajun accent from Shelton, better known as “Snafu” and played by future James Bond villain and Freddie Mercury impersonator Rami Malek.
Pfc. Merriell “Snafu” Shelton got his nickname from his overly confident attitude, and his scrappy fearlessness during battle.
Oct 4, 2023 · Merriell “Snafu” Shelton is portrayed by Rami Malek in The Pacific, and the Marine is known for his role as a mortarman in the Pacific Theater. He enlisted in 1942 and was assigned to K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
Nov 3, 2023 · The Pacific brutality is even more extreme than Band of Brothers. It doesn't shy away from showing the ill-treatment of the bodies of Japanese soldiers, including a particularly gut-wrenching scene in which Merriell "Snafu" Shelton idly throws pebbles into the open skull of a dead Japanese gunner.
Every single cast member gives a great performance, its gripping and believable acting at its best. The stars are undoubtedly Joe Mazzello who plays Sledge and Rami Malek who plays Corporal Merriell Shelton or "Snafu", a highly intriguing character who forms a close friendship with Sledge.
Merriell Allesandro Shelton (January 21, 1922 – May 3, 1993) was a US Marine Corps Corporal who served in the Pacific theater during World War II. He was one of Eugene Sledge's fellow Marines got his nickname "Snafu" from his cocky personality and demeanor.
Sledge is briefly reunited with Phillips on Pavuvu before Phillips departs to return home to Mobile. Sledge meets Merriell "Snafu" Shelton, R.V. Burgin, and Bill Leyden. The 1st Marine Division lands at Peleliu.
