Can you tell when picture was taken ??

[Joe W]

Can you guess about what year this picture was taken. Don't forget, Marines used old gear for quite a while. After a number of replys I will supply the answer. Sorry for the quality of the picture. Semper Fi, Joe

http://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2009/05/38TRAEX157-1.jpg

[Bill Hollinger]

1945?

[Gibbs505]

1968?

[SteveC]

1963?

[Litt'le Lee]

but the leather sling throwing me--we have new util after herringbone-black Marines - no metal cheverons-

[Joe W]

Litt'le Lee, those are very good observations and should put you right in the ball park. I was sure the leather sling would throw some off, ignore it. But we did have the metal cheverons by 1959.

[Bob Womack]

Looks like between the hours of 11am and 1pm as well. :)

Bob

[Bill Hollinger]

Were Marines wearing HBTs that late?

[0311Shooter]

Those are the later version HBT's, with the V pocket flaps, we wore those in the early 60's until the BDU's came out.

I would guess that pic to be somewhere in the late 50's to the mid 60's.

[Joe W]

Members of Hotel Company, 3rd. Bn, 8th Marines on training exercise in Vieques P.R. from March to May of 1957.(TRAEX 1-57) Most of the 782 gear, packs, helmets, entrenching tools shelter halfs and such were WW2 issue.

[Bob Womack]

They enjoyed my birthday, the one when I was born, in P.R.

Bob