9-15-18 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[fboyj]

Thanks for posting this pic. If I’m not mistaken this is the unit who’s commander ordered them to carry M1903a3 rifles instead of the M1 garand. Take a look at the muzzles, definitely look like M1903a3s to me

[matthanne1]

2ID at any rate!

[Paul S.]

The geezer sixth from the front appears to be wearing his dress uniform tunic with no shoulder patch instead of the jacket everyone else has. I wonder if he is a last minute replacement.

[CINDERS]

He could be too talls dad by the look of him a real monster of a man

[ed skeels]

Probably couldn't find field jacket to fit him.

[browningautorifle]

If I’m not mistaken this is the unit who’s commander ordered them to carry M1903a3 rifles instead of the M1 garand.

There's lots written about this one...easy to research... I took this from an online quote. Col Fuller is easy to research.

"I believe the situation in question was was the 23rd Infantry Regiment of the Second Infantry Division which landed in Normandy 07 JUNE 1944.
Colonel Hurley Fuller, a WWI veteran, chose for whatever reasons that his regiment to be armed with bolt action rifles.
The other two regiments of the Second Infantry Division, the 9th Infantry Regiment and the 38th Infantry Regiments were primarily armed more conventionally with the M1 Garand, et al..
I also recall that shortly into the campaign that the 23rd was re-armed with the M1 and a new Division Commander was appointed by General Walter Robertson."