17-011 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

3rd Infantry Division Troops and M7 Priest Cori Italy 1944



Knocked out German tanks outside of Cori, Italy on 28 May 1944

video of same scene

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[sjc]

Hi:
On the YouTube, around the one minute mark, is that a GI with the two horses? Can anyone tell what is loaded on the second horse?
Thanks

[Mark in Rochester]

Hi:
On the YouTube, around the one minute mark, is that a GI with the two horses? Can anyone tell what is loaded on the second horse?
Thanks

not clear enough to tell - could be just about anything

[browningautorifle]

Looks like a mortar bomb box. Top pic has an '03A4 beside the sprocket of the Priest.

[Mark in Rochester]

Looks like a mortar bomb box. Top pic has an '03A4 beside the sprocket of the Priest.

[browningautorifle]

I was thinking more like this one...except I guess it's steel, British and I can't really see the handle. We had them around by the ton...