My father told me he carried an M1 Carbine in WWII (European Theater), but can I say positively that he did so? No. I wasn't there, and neither were York's sons in Franceicon (or even alive at that point in time). Many a vet has told his sons tales of what he did in the wars. All are not necessarily true, and repeating them does not change that fact. I don't know what rifle York carried, and neither does anyone else still living.


I have stated this before, military units do not cotton to soldiers carrying weapons they were not issued. Having said that, I once used an AK47 because it was handy and my M16icon was not. It does happen, and York may very well have utilized a 1903 Springfield. Other than the statements by York's sons, I know of no public statement where York identified the rifle he used. The fact remains, we do not know exactly what rifle York used.

Jim
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