11 Aug 2022 Garand Picture of the Day

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...8/NZUS42-1.jpg

New Zealand and US soldiers compare weapons in the Southwest Pacific, 1942

I think that photo was either taken in NZ or possibly New Caledonia as NZ troops in the Solomons wore US HBT uniforms with the field cap. The lemon squeezers were usually non-combat items. My father told me of hand-painting camo paint on each other's HBT's while on the LST taking them from New Caledonia to Guadalcanal.

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

I think that photo was either taken in NZ or possibly New Caledonia as NZ troops in the Solomons wore US HBT uniforms with the field cap. The lemon squeezers were usually non-combat items. My father told me of hand-painting camo paint on each other's HBT's while on the LST taking them from New Caledonia to Guadalcanal.

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Yes Correct! NZ