Looking for SA M1 Garand SN 2860035

[Devious6]

Here's my dad's photo. It was taken in July 1944 at Parris Island. He was high shooter in his platoon and they sent the photo and a press announcement to our local paper. My grandmother happened to be a proofreader at the paper and was able to keep the original photo and the press release. I have it hanging in a case in my den with a "place holder" Garand waiting for the day when I might find the original.

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[69 Stang]

Great looking picture. I have dads 1942 boot camp Platoon group picture where everyone is standing holding their Garands but dad is at a spot in the picture where you can't see his rifle. During the war he used the M1 Carbine. Don't know the serial number of that one.

[en bloc]

Devious6, Your Dad's photo with his M1 would make a great Photo-of-the-day!

Good luck with your search.

~Matt

[Bob Womack]

My dad was a wiry, gangling kid with glasses whom everyone in his Navy training battalion was going to score poorly. He surprised them all by taking the top shooter honors. What they didn't know was that he spent his teens in the mountains of Tennessee shooting squirrels and birds and shot for his school's rifle team. Back then, he'd take his rifle to school and stick it in his locker so he could either shoot for the team or go hunting after school. No-one was worried. It is a different world.

Bob

[Joe W]

Here's my dad's photo. It was taken in July 1944 at Parris Island. He was high shooter in his platoon and they sent the photo and a press announcement to our local paper. My grandmother happened to be a proofreader at the paper and was able to keep the original photo and the press release. I have it hanging in a case in my den with a "place holder" Garand waiting for the day when I might find the original.

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL73.../251731057.jpg

Great Picture, may I make a suggestion. Join the GCA, The Garand Collectors Association Best $25.00 you will have spent in a long while.They run a full page called "M1 Memories" If they were to select your dads story for print, you could tell your dads story which I am sure the membership would love to hear. The picture would be posted with the story. There are over 15000 Garand collectors that are members of the GCA and just maybe one of them is the poster "guest". Never can tell.
What do you think about this idea Rambouelli ??

[ramit]

Great Picture, may I make a suggestion. Join the GCA, The Garand Collectors Association Best $25.00 you will have spent in a long while.They run a full page called "M1 Memories" If they were to select your dads story for print, you could tell your dads story which I am sure the membership would love to hear. The picture would be posted with the story. There are over 15000 Garand collectors that are members of the GCA and just maybe one of them is the poster "guest". Never can tell.
What do you think about this idea Rambouelli ??

+1 ,
As well, I believe in one Journal I thought I read that they were looking for stories from GCA members to consider for this page on their website.
The Garand Collectors Association M1 Member Memories

[Devious6]

Thanks, guys. I have been a GCA member for years and I had an ad in the journal for over a year. They have the picture but have never printed it - almost put it in the Want Ads section but decided that if they posted my pic they would have to post everyone's.

Thanks for the suggestions, though.