13-343 Garand Picture of the Day

[RT Ellis]

I invite your attention to a brief discussion I participated in regarding the "last" mounted assault. In LTC Ramsey's book he clearly states that immediately after the assault he withdrew his provisional platoon and there was no holding until friendly troops arrived as is stated in the previous post.

The Last US Army Horse Cavalry Charge. in The Military History Forum Forum

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[browningautorifle]

Well, having been Infantry, I wouldn't have wanted to stand a charge of horses with the riders firing at us with pistols either...that would suck.

[VeeVee]

Cool pic! I don't think there were M1 helmets in Bataan. Garands yes, but not M1 helmets. If I were to guess, this photo was taken in Guadalcanal. I remember in the book Helmet For My Pillow by Robert Leckie, he mentioned seeing newly arrived army units that still wore the old Kelly helmets.

As for the mentions of the 26th Cavalry, they were the first ones to use the Garand in ground combat in WW2 when they met the Japanese landing at Lingayen Gulf. The US Army infantry and cavalry units were issued garands in 1941 before war broke out.