page_title: WWII in HD
section_title: Richard Tregaskis
hierarchical_section_title: WWII in HD / Featured people / Richard Tregaskis
caption_attribution_description: English: An official U.S. Marine Corps photo of Richard Tregaskis (left) with Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift.
context_page_description: World War II in HD is a History Channel television series that chronicles the hardships of World War II, using rare films shot in color never seen on television before. The episodes premiered on five consecutive days in mid-November 2009, with two episodes per day. The series is narrated by Gary Sinise and was produced by Lou Reda Productions in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States.
context_section_description: Richard Tregaskis (November 28, 1916 - August 15, 1973) was a reporter for the International News Service who served as a frontline reporter for the Marines during both theatres of operation. Tregaskis was ineligible for the draft as he had type 1 diabetes and he instead became a reporter during the Guadalcanal Campaign on a small island in the Solomon Islands in late 1942 and early 1943. He used notes written during the campaign to produce a novel entitled Guadalcanal Diary, which became an instant success. The book was made into a film by 20th Century Fox, released in late 1943, while Richard transferred from the Pacific to Europe, covering the invasions of both Sicily and the Italian mainland. After a shrapnel shell was lodged in his brain, he retired from reporting World War II and later returned to the front lines to cover the Korean War and Vietnam War. He is portrayed by Tim DeKay.
caption: Richard Tregaskis (left) with Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift (right) in a U.S. Marine Corps photograph dated 1942
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