The Pacific

Basilone - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: In the scene where John Basilone goes looking for his friend Manny. Basilone has 3rd degree burns on his left forearm and left hand but in the shot he is walking through the jungle holding a pistol tightly in his left hand and his canteen is on his right side as he walks past a group of trees. The next shot he is continuing walking through the jungle but the gun is in his right hand (which isn't burned) and his canteen has also switched sides as he walks past the same group of trees.

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Melbourne - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: In Melbourne at the start, we see 2 Marines eating some ice cream. In one shot, there is lots of ice cream above the lip of the cone; in the second, there is none. (00:06:20)

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Peleliu Hills - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: When Jay realises he pooped himself, his M1 Carbine rifle is on the ground. In the next shot when he looks up to tell the other soldiers what happened, you can see the barrel poking out from the bottom of the screen.

Guadalcanal/Leckie - S1-E1

Factual error: The climax of the first episode, The Battle of The Tenaru River, is not historically accurate. Leckie did not run about shoring holes in the Marine defensive line. The real heroes of the engagement known variously as The Battle of Alligator Creek (a misnomer - no alligators in the South Pacific), Battle of the Tenaru River (mismarked on Marine maps, properly known as The Battle of The Ilu a tidal lagoon) were Marines Leroy Diamond, Al Schimd and John Rivers. These men accounted for over 200 Japanese KIA. All three paid dearly. Rivers was killed, Diamond sustained over 8 bullet wounds and Schmid was blinded. For their gallantry in action the three were awarded the Nation's second highest honor the Navy Cross. An accurate depiction of this battle was in the movie "Pride of the Marines."

Bill Freedman

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