10-246 Garand Picture of the Day - Tarawa

[Mark in Rochester]

American soldiers trotting along beach on Tarawa Atoll following defeat of Japanese forces.
Location: Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands
Date taken: March 1944
Photographer: J. R. Eyerman

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[browningautorifle]

I know the top one says soldiers but aren't they actually sailors? Maybe SeeBees? They still have 1903s at that late date???

[Mark in Rochester]

Think I better change that to 03 oic of the day

here is a garand on Tarawa

[RCS]

the carrying handle was not in general use until around 1950 on the BAR.

[Bill Hollinger]

That last photo is the wax mock-up.

[browningautorifle]

I thought it looked like that. The features look too unworldly.