8-19-18 Garand Picture of the Day - Us Fifth Army In Italy

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Us Fifth Army In Italy

Amer. soldier washing up in water fr. his helmut which is sitting in a bowl stand in a stone farmhouse, on the Itallan front in the Appennine Mountains.


Location: Italy

Date taken: April 1945

Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White

The very rare armored corps issue hemet stand for morning ablutions...

Looks like operator maintenance needs to be done on the helmet stand...

Is that a recoil boot on his rifle?

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Originally Posted by frankderrico

a recoil boot on his rifle

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I don't think so, maybe one was there for a while though.