<P> Part two is set at the Battle of the Tenaru River on the Pacific island of Guadalcanal on August 21, 1942 . Schmid is in the crew of a M1917 Browning machine gun at a gun emplacement with his buddies Lee Diamond (Dane Clark) and Johnny Rivers (Anthony Caruso) of "H" Company 2nd Battalion First Marines . The onslaught by the enemy is particularly heavy, but the men are able to kill some 200 of the enemy . Rivers is killed by a bullet through the head, Diamond is wounded in his right arm, and Schmid is blinded by a Japanese soldier dropping a hand grenade at the front of the gun pit . </P> <P> The third part is Schmid's humbling rehabilitation, in which he resents being dependent upon others . He hopes that an operation will restore his sight, but the medical procedure isn't successful . He doesn't want Ruth to know that he is almost completely blind, so he attempts to break up with her . Schmid is aided in his recovery by Diamond, hospital rehabilitation officer Virginia Pfeiffer (Rosemary DeCamp), and the other wounded veterans . He is to be awarded the Navy Cross but is dismayed that the ceremony will take place in his home town . He initially feels anger at being dependent upon family and friends as he doesn't want to be a burden to anyone . In spite of his resentment, Ruth stays by his side, helps him overcome his bitterness, and convinces him that he must learn to live with his new situation . </P> <Ul> <Li> John Garfield as Al Schmid </Li> <Li> Eleanor Parker as Ruth Hartley </Li> <Li> Dane Clark as Lee Diamond </Li> <Li> John Ridgely as Jim Merchant </Li> <Li> Rosemary DeCamp as Virginia Pfeiffer </Li> <Li> Ann Doran as Ella May Merchant </Li> <Li> Ann E. Todd as Loretta Merchant </Li> <Li> Anthony Caruso as Johnny Rivers </Li> </Ul> <Li> John Garfield as Al Schmid </Li>

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