15-158 Garand Picture of the Day - D-day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[RCEMERalf]

Nice shine on those boots!

[Charlie303]

The M1 helmets, do they have the thick green early (Hawley?) fiber liners?

No re-enforcing on the M42 jump suits and the trooper on left closest is carrying (?) a standard M1 Carbine, but not the para model. So, possibly not D-Day (or am I missing the point?).

Great pic whatever, thanks.

[browningautorifle]

(Hawley?) fiber liners?

It sure does look like the Hawley liner. Great big bead at the edge. Could be just a photo for a training FM? There's no anchor line cable down the center of the aircraft either...hook up would be a b*tch... Note the spare photo lamp set up half way along shining on the man at the cockpit door...pretty sure that ain't standard.

[13Echo]

Looks like a training jump to me. the pictures I've seen of the loaded planes on D Day were so full of the men and their equipment that it was almost impossible to move down the aisle.

[Bob Seijas]

Corcoran jump boots, note the slant on the front of the heel.