16-347 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

1. U.S.Army soldiers of the 145th Regiment, 37th U.S. Infantry Division, move through a courtyard of following a Japanese attack at a nearby building of the Filipino National Assembly during the Battle of Manila. The bodies of Japanese soldiers can be seen on the steps on the left; killed by machine gun fire as they exited one of the buildings. Manila, National Capital Region, Luzon, Philippines. 1 March 1945. Image taken by Frank Filan

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[Flying10uk]

Is anyone able to identify any of the vehicles in the picture?

[CINDERS]

Badly shot up, but you could send them to "Ricks Restorations" I guess.......
I was looking at the ones back left could they be Packards my dad had a couple of them and the back end seems familiar to me the curve and the split rear screen.

[Bill Hollinger]

I believe they are Swiss

[aspen80]

Looks like a 39 Ford on top of a 38 Buick..... For what I know

[Flying10uk]

From the accounts that I've read I get the impression that the Japs relied very heavily on captured vehicles for their transport especially for their second line troops. I've even read that bicycles were likely to be pinched if seen by a Japanese soldier.

[browningautorifle]

bicycles

There was a story about someone in the advance of the Japanese and beside a hard pack road...hearing a tremendous clatter coming up the road. He took cover and saw mass numbers of soldiers advancing on bicycles with the tires all gone. They were now on the rims...on the pavement.