16-126 Garand Picture of the Day - Marines with Garands 1941

[Mark in Rochester]

Marines


Date taken:
June 1941

Photographer:
Dmitri Kessel

Information

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[SA M1Dom]

I've never seen that head gear on Marines before.

[Mark in Rochester]

[Tom in N.J.]

In the OP first photo, the third man (with water spot) has a M1903 rifle with the large (USMC) front sight cover, as does the eighth man in the front rank. I see at least three M1903s.

[Eaglelord17]

I am not very aware about American ammo pouches (or really anyones for that matter) but they look a bit thin to be carrying a enbloc clip. Earlier ammo pouches for the 5rd stripper clips?

[13Echo]

Windy day. Look at the ties. The fella with the campaign hat in the first photo is out of step.

[Sentryduty]

The fella with the campaign hat in the first photo is out of step.

All those fellers out there marchin' and mah boy is the only one in step.

[Bob Womack]

That headgear is U.S. Marine pressed-fiber pith helmet, a headgear for warm climes. My father, ex-U.S. Navy and the king of Army surplus re-tasking, picked one up for use in his work doing water quality testing on the Tennessee River in a speedboat in the hot summer sun. He found that it was the right combination of lightweight and shade production.

Bob

[RichardX]

Field scarves not ties, my uncle was a China Marine told me that the pith helmet was standard cover in Shanghai.

[M1903Guy]

Model 1917 bayonet scabbards