Gray Monday

About the Book

A young Marine in the Second Marine Regiment is followed from August 10, 1942 to the end of World War II. He participates in action on the Solomon Islands, the Tarawa Atoll and the Mariana Island of Saipan. In addition to the campaigns, events at rest areas in New Zealand and Hawaii are described. The Novel is fiction based on fact. Actual battle and battle conditions were similar to the action in the novel. However, all characters are fictional.

About the Author

Phil Enger is a retired engineer. He received university degrees after World War II by taking advantage of the G.I. Bill. As a young man during World War II, he served with the Second Marine Division, where he experienced action on different islands. One saying that he encountered during that period was, “Say it like it is.” That is what he has attempted to do in this fiction book based on fact. Characters and events in Gray Monday are fictitious. However, portions of the book are based on truth and involve the author’s experiences during the war.