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June 23, 1943: U.S. Army reinforcements land on a beach in Attu, Alaska on during World War II. - U.S. troops invaded Attu on May 11 to expel the Japanese from the Aleutians.
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June 23, 1943: U.S. Army reinforcements land on a beach in Attu, Alaska on during World War II. - U.S. troops invaded Attu on May 11 to expel the Japanese from the Aleutians.
Jumpers with the seldom seen hand cart...what's that one small wheel off to the right?
The small wheel is the handcart's wheel of what you speak . OR are you thinking the 75mm pac is a handcart ? Figure it is from Bastone ?
Chris
Why yes I was...how careless of me. Bastogne makes perfect sence. They were trucked in to that one, so the absence of the much prized cup chinstraps in the pics also makes sence.Quote:
Originally Posted by emmagee1917
Pac crews were Glider Riders , did they wear para helments ?
Chris
I don't think they did. But...these guys have oxblood jump boots. You had to be airborne to wear those. No leg would have lived through having them. If you remove the chinstrap, it's hard to tell if they're jump helmets.Quote:
Originally Posted by emmagee1917
Watched the classic "The Longest Day" the other night. Lots of great actors in that one even real heros Like Eddie Albert. Even had a young Shaun Connery with a Bren. If you haven't seen in in a while (like me) watch it again.
Time well spent.
The M3A4 hand cart I had had the tractor type tread tire and small wheel like the one at the far right . Yeah, seeing hand carts is kind of neat.
The last three pictures on this linked page shows 325th Glider Infantry. They appear to be wearing 'jump boots'.
The 325th Glider Infantry Regiment (GIR) during World War II
So they do. Wonder if the pic is labelled correctly? Wonder if they're qualified Para also? The other pics below that show close ups and they all appear to have jump wings. I know there's a couple other guys around here know for sure...now where are they?
That picture is not in the ETO, or of paratroopers. It is of the 7th Infantry divison on Kiska in the Aluetiens.
And how do you know that...?Quote:
Originally Posted by ww2farmer
Some appear to be wearing a gauntlet type glove/mitten?
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Originally Posted by browningautorifle
Because those are the early war/pre war blucher pattern boots, not jump boots. They are also wearing artic M41's, infantry web gear, hawley helmet liners, etc......all typical 7th ID stuff from Alaska. Not to mention the "look" of the ground they are standing on....looks like tundra to me. 25 + years of research has led me to be some what sure of what I am seeing. I can not pinpoint the date, or exact unit in the photo, but from what i am seeing, all signs point to that.
Good point about the webbing, I missed the lack of shoulder pads completely. (By the way, I was just asking how you knew that...)
All is good.......you asked a question I gave an answer. Sorry if I sound "snippy", just wanted to get the point across that I have been looking at and studying this stuff for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
Attachment 40735Attachment 40736They also had the two tone helmet nets that were first used on this operation