if you are on the ball you can name this soldier

[Mark in Rochester]

qualified as an expert marksman with the M1 Garand Rifle. He was accepted into Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Riley, based upon his college education. On January 28, 1943, he graduated from OCS and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army

[fboyj]

Jackie Robinson and if I’m not mistaken he was Armor.

[Mark in Rochester]

Jackie Robinson and if I’m not mistaken he was Armor.

Jackie Robinson was drafted on April 3 , 1942, and was assigned to a segregated cavalry unit at Fort Riley, Kansas. While there, the college-educated Corporal Robinson applied for Officers’ Candidate School (OCS). Although the Army officially supported the training of black officers, few thus far had gained admittance to Fort Riley OCS, including the future baseball great. After experiencing repeated delays, Robinson was undeterred and approached Private Joe Louis, the heavyweight boxing champion of the world who was also stationed at Fort Riley, for help. Four years earlier, Louis had already secured his place in the annuals of sports history, when he defeated Hitler’s “Aryan Superman,” Max Schmeling, in their widely anticipated 1938 rematch.


The “Brown Bomber,” as Louis was known, was the reigning heavy-weight champ. While not an officer, Louis used his clout and wrote to his friend Truman K. Gibson, Jr., one of the few black lawyers in America at the time. Currently serving as an assistant to William H. Hastie, a civilian aide and adviser on racial affairs to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Gibson became involved in the issue. Due to the Brown Bomber’s intervention and Gibson’s influence, Robinson was enrolled in OCS at Fort Riley, along with several other black Soldiers. Upon Robinson’s completion of OCS, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army on 28 January 1943.

[oldfoneguy]

He's holding a low serial number straight bolt handle 1903. This is very post 1920 so the issues with these rifles was well documented. I wonder if they were fired or just carried?

[MAC702]

Since the Army didn't withdraw them from service, it's probably one of those places they thought they could use them and not worry too much about it.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

How about a harder one?

[oldfoneguy]

How about a harder one?

Isn't that what's his name? Had a couple of hits, built a nice house, had some great cars and an awesome firearms collection, died kinda young? LoL

[Mark in Rochester]

[oldfoneguy]

Adam Driver or Kilo Ren

[Mark in Rochester]

Adam Driver is an accomplished actor with two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Primetime Emmy Awards, among other accolades. But did you know that before he became the face of Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Driver served in the US Marine Corps? Inspired to join USMC shortly after the tragic events of 9/11, Adam Driver was preparing for active duty in Iraq, when he suffered an injury in a bicycle accident that prevented his deployment. Although his service in the Marines was brief, it was very impactful, and today Adam Driver is working to bridge the cultural gap between the United States Armed Forces and the performing arts communities by bringing the best modern American theater to the military.