Joshua Bitton

In the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Marine Sgt. John Basilone prepares to ship out; budding journalist Robert Leckie enlists in the Marine Corps; Sidney Phillips leaves for boot camp; the 1st Marine Division lands on Guadalcanal.

Basilone and the 7th Marines arrive on Guadalcanal to reinforce the 1st Marine Division as they defend a crucial airstrip; Basilone suffers a personal loss; the exhausted members of the 1st Marine Division are evacuated.

A Pakistani-American student's night takes a turn for the worse when he is arrested for murder.

Agents Beckett and McCord arrive to take over Castle and the guys' investigation into the death of a former child star, creating tension in the precinct.

As he awaits his formal arraignment at Rikers Island, Naz realizes that his survival, or perhaps his demise, rests in the hands of a particular inmate.

After the four-month ordeal on Guadalcanal, Leckie, Basilone and thousands of their comrades land in Melbourne; Leckie becomes involved with an Australian woman; Basilone is asked to return home to help sell U.S. war bonds.