Garand Picture of the Day # 237 Co. B 1st Bat. 16th Inf.

SC 248420 - Pvt. Michael Swinkin, an infantryman with the 1st Infantry Division, U.S. First Army, fully packed and equipped, waits to cross the Roer River, near Kreuzau, Germany. Company B, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. 2/25/45. Photographer: T/5 Jack Kitzerow.

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Great photo. I've seen this before. Looks like a drawing number can almost be made out on the trigger guard. No stacking swivel and a ration box for a muzzle cover. Very neat!