3-10-18 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[browningautorifle]

Nice clear portrait-like pics... The top pic, rifleman has two boxes in front to get his elbow up a bit over the berm...what are they? Not Reeves cans, mortar bombs?

[RichardX]

Must be England
The boxes look like mortar bomb cans.
These pics must be pre-D-Day exercise shots, pants have pressed creases, the guys are too clean.

[Mark in Rochester]

Would the have live ammo on training exercises?

[browningautorifle]

Would the have live ammo on training exercises?

We did lots and lots of live fire training exercises. Lots...specially just before going on operations, you HAVE to do lots of danger close and live fire indoctrination...that's the last thing before going over, no more blank...

[BEAR]

Mark,
These look like 82nd "Glider Riders". Also looks like French bocage. Any info on the photos?

BEAR

[Mark in Rochester]

Mark,
These look like 82nd "Glider Riders". Also looks like French bocage. Any info on the photos?

BEAR

no Info - was searching on glider infantry

[BEAR]

no Info - was searching on glider infantry

325th Glider Infantry Regiment in Normandy - GI's items in Normandy
Top picture is at this site as 325th Glider Infantry Regiment in France.
I can't find any reference to the second picture but their poorly censored patch reveals them also of the 325th GIR.

BEAR

[Bill Hollinger]

The soldier in the bottom photo standing looks like Wade the medic from Saving Private Ryan.

[rcathey]

The soldier in the bottom photo standing looks like Wade the medic from Saving Private Ryan.

Pretty close!!

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