"With the Old Breed" by Eugene Sledge is a great first hand combat account. He was, eventually, a corporal. After the war, however, he became an professor of, I think, English or Literature. So, it's a combat account of a lowly enlisted man, written as well as an enlish prof. could write! Really cool. A few years ago it was very easy to find, so I'm sure you'll have some luck at libraries and used book stores.
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