claim: Jarhead was based upon the 1957 autobiographical fiction novel On the Road.
evidence: Jarhead is a 2003 Gulf War memoir by author and former U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford .. Anthony Swofford. Anthony Swofford. Gulf War. Gulf War. memoir. memoir. U.S. Marine. U.S. Marine Corps. After leaving military service , the author went on to college and earned a master 's degree in Fine Arts at the University of Iowa .. University of Iowa. University of Iowa