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14-266 Garand Picture of the Day
INFANTRYMEN CLIMBING DOWN A CARGO NET of the transport President Jackson, 5 November 1943, for the trip to Bougainville to reinforce the marines. Note collapsible rubber raft (LCR) on side of transport. Before the assault on Bougainville, combat troops underwent rigorous training based upon lessons learned in the Guadalcanal Campaign
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09-25-2014 10:34 PM
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First one at the bottom is the grenader , the last one has the cleaning rod in his barrel . All look to have a pair of canteens .
Chris
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I see the cleaning rod now. He figures to pull the crap out before warming things up ashore...
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I kind of wonder if the raft is doing dual-duty between eventually being used to transport whatever is in the crates within it and also standing by to be cut loose if someone misses the landing craft at the bottom of the net.
Bob
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Barracks rod shared among the squad. Sure beats a pull-through.
Real men measure once and cut.
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