Soldiers with "Easy" Company are being transported with there M1 Garands at hand.
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Soldiers with "Easy" Company are being transported with there M1 Garands at hand.
Glider?
Good luck to them!
Ed
was it the 29th inf div first issued with the M1
101st AB Div. Also shown are M1903A3 rifle, M1 Thompson (note bolt handle locked to rear), and M1918A2 BAR.
Plus 1 X rocket launcher...stuck in there...
Yes, 29th Inf. was first line outfit to receive the new rifle, but the first 800 or so went to the Inf School at Ft. Benning.
It was indeed the 29th Infantry that was completely issued the M1 rifle (1938), but not the 29th Inf. Division as stated in Billy Pyle's great book on the gas trap M1. It was the 29th Infantry Regiment. The 29th Division was a MD / VA national guard unit until federalized during the war.
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101st Airborne "Easy" Company with their M1 Garand inside the glider before D-Day in 1944*Less
Ii Photos, Wwii Planes, Gliders Ww Ii, Galleries Wwii, Wwii History, Troops Wwii, War Gliders, Dad S War WwiiParatroopers of the 101st Airborne Division wait aboard a Waco CG-4, a glider plane, prior to a training jump, England 1944. Note the variety of weapons: an M1918 BAR, M1 Garand, Thompson sub-machine gun, and a Springfield 1903 rifle.The CG-4A could carry 13 fully equipped troops plus pilot and co-pilot. As a cargo carrier, its capacity was almost 4,000 pounds. Used late in the war, gliders were generally considered expendable in combat.Mission4Today › ForumsPro › R & R Forums › Photo Galleries › WWII Aircraft Photo's › USAGlider Borne Troops WWII
Didn't the Thompson fire from the open bolt position?
Yes, but it's not safe to have one locked and loaded in a close compartment like that out of action...doesn't matter, that would be a posed photo...he was told to bring the Tgun up so it could be seen I'll bet...
Yup..posed pic. Note there isn't a Pilot or Co-pilot in the background.
Rob
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Originally Posted by browningautorifle
For all the mayhem when the "gliders" landed (impacted) I don't think I would like to be around anything chambered.
I readily doubt if any of the designers of those incredible machines ever took a ride in one.
Ed
Then there is this: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...lider_USAF.jpg
Chase CG 20 all metal glider that later evolved into the Fairchild C123 Provider used as a transport and Agent Orange spray aircraft in Vietnam.
On the early Thompsons (pre M1 and M1A1), which used the drum magazines, the bolts must be open prior to inserting the drums as they slide in from the side. A steel slug was furnished so that the slug was the first up in the magazine. The drum was inserted with the bolt open, then the bolt could be closed and the slug would fall out. You then had a M1928A1 with a loaded drum with the bolt closed. As I remember it, the 20 and 30 round "stick" magazines could be inserted with a closed bolt, but its been 70 years since I handled a Thompson.
FWIW
Side note on that one, if you load the drum and insert as stated, then close the bolt without a round topmost...you can wind the drum after and achieve the same. Just count clicks...
I've never seen a steel slug as described...unless it's the half brass half steel I have in the collection. But I thought that was for training.
That is it. Remember I said it has been 70 years
True, I want to hear the rest of the stories... All of them...Quote:
Originally Posted by Cosine26
What I like to hear is if anyone has gotten to a Shoot a M3 or "Grease Gun" and find out how they implemented the Top cover to act as a Safety. I know it has to be open to expell the casings. When I looked at that Army Training video I sure would like to Shoot one. Since it shoots the same Caliber as the "Tommy Gun" (.45) what was the biggest difference in the 2 other than the design. I guess if I ever get back to Las Vegas I'm going to have to go to MGV to rent one. When I have gone (a few times) I usually rent something European or Israeli. But that video has gotten me to want to shoot one just to feel how it Shoots and Performs for myself. It looks fun.
Well Frank, I owned one for a while...and it runs about 300 RPM. The cover was just that, the safety. It held the bolt shut. You could tap out single shots or hold the trigger for the slow auto fire. It was utilitarian as opposed to the Thompson which was a machinist's treat. Mine worked fine...I had ten mags too. I also had an Uzi, Sten, PPSH, Metric FN, Thompsons of both '28 and M1...what else?
I would say that the vast majority of gliders that those Soldiers encounter are going to be from the WWII era. The US army stopped glider training shortly after WWII and the medal or badge that was being asked for to satisfy the Pilots or to the Soldiers flying in them were wanting a badge and sure enough the US Army made then and these I read were worn proudly. I guess if you lived through the transportation of being in one. I can see why they were worn proudly.
There were still some glider pilots in the USAF when I served. They wore the standard pilot's wings with a big "G" over the shield. The wings were very much like the service pilots who wore regular pilots wings with a big "S" superimposed on the shield .
FWIW
All good info too.