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Here is a shot of US Marines. I noticed the Lithuanians had the slings on the stacking swivel.
Lets see if I can post a picture.
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I don't know about WW1 but my Dad in the first couple of months of 1942 (as a civilian carpenter) helped other civilian workers build some of the Army barracks at Fort Meade, Maryland before he joined the US Marines as a Combat Engineer.
I work at a US Army supply depot and I have seen old photographs of the depot when it was an induction center in WW1 and the picture shows hundreds of tents.
My own opinion is that in time of war the priority for recruits would be training and getting them in-theater ASAP rather than spending time building barracks.
Bataan death march survivors hunting party in 1949
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they looked pretty damn healthy and happy good for them, they deserve to be.
Dan, can you tell me more about this hunting party. My grandfather survived the march and i would love to know more about it.
you can pm me if you like