Marines, Dogs and Carbines in WWII

[painter777]

For your consideration,
Pics and descriptions from WWII in Color.com/ US Marines.

An US Marine mortar team shelling a Japanese position somewhere in the Pacific, date unknown; note the near-verticle angle of the mortar barrel!



Marines check supplies of food and ammunition in one of the many caves that dotted the hills of Saipan Island. Numerous caves, carved into the limestone or coral rock, were used as storerooms, while others functioned as fortresses of resistance that allowed the Japanese to hold out for days after the island was secured.Saipan, 1944



Pfc. Karl, a Marine Devil Dog of the 6th War Dog Platoon, and his handler.Roy L. Jackson. also a Pfc, of Jack Horn, Ky. Roy was a veterinarian in civilian life. Of the thirty two dogs in his platoon, Roy knows the name, rank and serial number of them by heart. He knows which dogs like him the best and those that like him the least. Iwo Jima



Private Francis M. Hall with his Doberman Pincher on Iwo Jima, March 1945.
Is That A C Tip Sling He's Using As A Leash?



This is the burial area for the War Dogs in the 4th Marine Cemetery. Iwo Jima
An aspect of the war that is often forgotten.



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