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Three Jap snipers elected to shoot it out during the battle for Leyte Island. Yankee bullets drilled the Japs and dropped them in a the muddy water of a bomb crater, where they sought shelter in a running rifle fight. 1944. PhoM1c. Harry R. Watson. (Coast Guard)
Exact Date Shot Unknown
NARA FILE #: 026-G-3558
WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 1212
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10-04-2011 06:30 AM
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Where are their rifles? Get em and bring em home!
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He has an M3. I didn't know those found their way into the Pacific...
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Probably took it from a tank.
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Harsh Photo..

Originally Posted by
Snafu
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Three Jap snipers elected to shoot it out during the battle for Leyte Island. Yankee bullets drilled the Japs and dropped them in a the muddy water of a bomb crater, where they sought shelter in a running rifle fight. 1944. PhoM1c. Harry R. Watson. (Coast Guard)
Exact Date Shot Unknown
NARA FILE #: 026-G-3558
WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 1212
But one that should be posted..that being said it's brings back memories of my two years in Viet Nam. I don't know if I should be glad I saw it....or sad I saw it.
What I can say is the the commentary thus far has missed the point of the photo.
Mike Haas