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Nov 20, 2023 · Richard Tregaskis (November 28, 1916 – August 15, 1973) was an American journalist, war correspondent, and author. As a war correspondent, he covered the Pacific and European theaters of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War from the front lines.
Jul 5, 2022 · Stories. He Reported From the Trenches, From World War II to Vietnam. Richard Tregaskis believed his reporting should support U.S. policy. by Marc Leepson 7/5/2022. Reporter Richard Tregaskis, renowned for a World War II book, with captured Viet Cong in 1962 or ’63. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Richard Tregaskis papers)
Aug 7, 2012 · Richard Tregaskis at Guadalcanal: A War Correspondent’s Story. U.S. Marines of the 1st Marine Division storm ashore from their landing craft at Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942. The grim battle between the Marines and the Japanese was recorded in Richard Tregaskis’ Guadalcanal Diary. National Archives photo.
Richard Tregaskis was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on November 28, 1916, and educated at the Pingrie Day School for Boys, Elizabeth, New Jersey, at Peddie School, Hightstonsic, New Jersey, and at Harvard University. Prior to World War II he worked as a journalist for the Boston Herald newspaper.
Guadalcanal Diary. Richard Tregaskis’s account of the first seven weeks of fighting is a classic of war literature. August 11, 2017. August 7 marked the 75th anniversary of the American landings at Guadalcanal.
Richard Tregaskis. Writer: Fair Wind to Java. Richard Tregaskis was born on 28 November 1916 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Fair Wind to Java (1953), Guadalcanal Diary (1943) and Force of Arms (1951). He died on 15 August 1973 in Hawaii, USA.
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Nov 15, 2016 · Volunteer combat correspondent Richard Tregaskis was one of only two journalists on hand to witness the invasion of Guadalcanal.
