1-15-18 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

D-Day Invasion Glider Pilots On Landing Craft Return 1944

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[Mark in Rochester]

did anyone find the M1?

[gsimmons]

More than one, too.

[Ovidio]

2 rifles. One in the foreground, down low on the picture, the other one on its right. You see the stock on the rope.

[Gil Boyd]

Few Glider Pilots had issued M1's, as Brit/Canadian Glider pilots didnt have 303's. Every Glider pilot I ever interviewed were Browning pistol wearers.

This is a great photo, taken at a time of guys chewing the fat, and caught without any posing......totally natural...brilliant The guy in the foreground with a cigarette appears to have a PARA wings on his shirt???

[Ovidio]

Can't really say, since I don't know exactly how that looks like, but I enlarged the picture and found a third rifle. Just behind the first one.
Really great picture!!!

[Paul S.]

Gil, the collar dog is actually a winged propeller, WWII USAAF officer collar 'brass'.

Their air force was part of the army until 1947, so USAAF personnel wore 'branch insignia'.



That Sir, is the sum total of everything I know about WWII US uniforms.

[Mark in Rochester]

note the three Gi's with helmet scrim, leather gloves and one with rigger made leg pouch another with a gas brassard - perhaps pathfinders?

[BEAR]

Glider pilots were part of the USAAF. They were withdrawn after landing and sent to the rear. Pathfinders were all infantry with additional skills. They remained in the fight with their units and were detached back to make up Pathfinder sections when another drop was planned.

BEAR

[Mark in Rochester]

Glider pilots were part of the USAAF. They were withdrawn after landing and sent to the rear. Pathfinders were all infantry with additional skills. They remained in the fight with their units and were detached back to make up Pathfinder sections when another drop was planned.

BEAR

all true but how do you explain the apparent paratrooper equipment?

on the far right Gi has leather gloves and wire cutters on cartridge belt

To the left GI sitting appears to have a US flag arm band