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American soldiers trotting along beach on Tarawa Atoll following defeat of Japanese forces.
Location: Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands
Date taken: March 1944
Photographer: J. R. Eyerman
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I know the top one says soldiers but aren't they actually sailors? Maybe SeeBees? They still have 1903s at that late date???
Think I better change that to 03 oic of the day
here is a garand on Tarawa
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the carrying handle was not in general use until around 1950 on the BAR.
That last photo is the wax mock-up.
I thought it looked like that. The features look too unworldly.