16-243 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

U.S. troops aboard a landing craft head for the beaches during Operation Torch of the North African Campaign. Operation Torch was the joint British and American planned invasion (with additional support from soldiers and sailors of Free France, the Netherlands, Canada and Australia) of Axis-held French North African territories. Oran, Algeria. 8 November 1942.

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[browningautorifle]

I'm thinking these are follow up troops, MPs and the little black suitcases you see there, like right lower pic at his fingertips would be typewriters. That would be clerical...

[Bob Womack]

I'm thinking these are follow up troops, MPs and the little black suitcases you see there, like right lower pic at his fingertips would be typewriters. That would be clerical...

That was the first thing that caught my eye.

Bob

[browningautorifle]

And there are three I see. Odds are they're the same name as the 1903(A3?) or the .45s they have or the Carbines they have...Underwood, Smith-Corona, Remington-Rand...

[Bill Hollinger]

The first thing that caught my eye was the 10 year old middle row third back!

[browningautorifle]

Yes...now let's all look at our own recruit pics...

[Paul S.]

Yes...now let's all look at our own recruit pics...

Or for that matter some pictures of us when we first lobbed up in Malaya, Vietnam or other fun places as a 19 or 20 year old.

[browningautorifle]

when we first lobbed up

Yes, that's what I mean.

[CINDERS]

Just asking Rt hand row 2nd past rear Brodie hat! which arm of the services beach controller ! Brittish!

[Flying10uk]

Any ideas on the drum of hose resting on blocks of wood at the back of the vessel? Would it be something needed on the landing craft or more likely on the beach-head/beach?