15-085 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

Exhausted U.S. Marines sprawl on the beach while waiting for landing craft to take them off Guadalcanal following four months of fighting the Japanese. The Battle of Guadalcanal ended in a Allied victory on the small Pacific island on 9 February 1943. Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. February 1943. Image taken by Ralph Morse

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[WarPig1976]

And not a one of 'em gives a damn he's not squared away.

[browningautorifle]

I'm not sure it would be possible to be squared away after that long anyway. The gear would be in sh*thouse shape...

[Bill Hollinger]

International Harvester M 3-4 in the background.

[Mark in Rochester]

[Paul S.]

What I noticed is what appears to be a vehicle with a pintel mounted, water-cooled .30 machine gun on it.
It's on the right side of the frame behind the standing bloke.

[browningautorifle]

Looks like the back end of a jeep with a .30 cal on it.

[Bill Hollinger]

Jim, I was thinking the same thing except that would put the M31 mount directly over the axle. They were mounted between and slightly to the rear of the front seats. I think this may an M31 mount mounted on an ammo cart but won't swear to it.

M31 with an M1917


I could be a jeep facing to the left and quartering towards the photographer with the front half behind the palms???

[browningautorifle]

Attachment 61278We had an instruction for mounting the .30 and .50 on the back of the jeeps for our old MG platoon. Defunct by the time I got there but the books remained. It looked just like that. I think we're looking at the left rear corner and rear wheel well of the jeep...like you say.