12-337 Garand picture of the Day - Guadacanal, Gilbert islands

[Mark in Rochester]

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[browningautorifle]

Lots of shock in the first man's face, top pic. Love the m1917 knife in the lower pic.

[ABPOS]

They're Marines, correct?

[Mark in Rochester]

Guadalcanal

Battle-stained Amer. infantryman with weapon after a bloody battle for a 1,500-ft. peak euphemistically called the Grassy Knoll.

Location"Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Date taken:1943


Guadalcanal

American infantrymen with equipment after a bloody battle for a 1,500-ft. peak euphemistically called the Grassy Knoll.
Location:Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Date taken:1943




Guadalcanal

Battle-stained Amer. infantrymen cleaning their weapons next to foxhole after a bloody battle for a 1,500-ft. peak euphemistically called the Grassy Knoll.

[browningautorifle]

They're Marines, correct?

I couldn't prove it one way or another. I know lots of army fought there too.

[ABPOS]

I was kind of thinking that myself. But I'm imagining the Army was less likely to walk around in fatigues without some kind of insignia or rank or division somewhere. But I'm not really sure about that either.

[gsimmons]

They don't look like Marine fatigues. Buttons on the pockets etc. no EGA visible. I'm leaning toward Army.

[browningautorifle]

The bottom pic, is that a Hawley liner under his foot? You can see the bead around the edge of the liner...It would be an early enough issue to make it possible...

[gsimmons]

I think you're right BAR, it does look like a Hawley liner.

[browningautorifle]

Looks like that big heavy lip around the edge...someone tell him to get his foot out of it!