Went To An Estate Auction Yesterday

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05-31-2009, 05:51 PM
conductor

Went To An Estate Auction Yesterday

The estate belonged to a deceased former member of the National Guard. In a box of other stuff, I found a number of US Army weapons receipts, listing the name and service number of the soldier, and the description and serial number of the weapon.
While attached to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry, he had "Rifle M-1" serial number 1322010, and while attached to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 115th Infantry, he had "US RIFLE CAL 30 M1" serial number 398122.
If any of you guys have either of these rifles, let me know and I'll send you the card with the soldier's name and serial number on it.
The guy also was issued a "Pistol, .45 cal M1911A1" number 2199672 and also "M-14" number 1502189.
05-31-2009, 07:19 PM
Capt Quahog

Hello: What dates are we talking about for the issue of those M1 rifles?
05-31-2009, 07:34 PM
conductor

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Originally Posted by Capt Quahog

Hello: What dates are we talking about for the issue of those M1 rifles?

The weapons receipts are not dated, but they have an Army serial number on them, and not a social security number. The change from serial number to SS number was made in 1968, I believe.