11-169 Garand Picture of the Day

**Snafu** · 06-15-2011 10:45 AM

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**Highly Recommended** · 06-15-2011 10:45 AM

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**AZPhil** · 06-15-2011 02:39 PM

What do you think?
Officer's or enlisted?
O's

**Snafu** · 06-15-2011 03:57 PM

My guess is enlisted occupation forces

**Bill Hollinger** · 06-15-2011 05:20 PM

Enlisted, no epaulettes.

**LimeyCarbineLover** · 06-15-2011 06:14 PM

HBT shirts arent they Bill.....looks like metal 13 star buttons....and HBT trousers......somethings telling me they are 79th Infantry or 90th Inf Div GIs as that picture has ben accredited to before.......but the lack of helmet nets doesnt prove conclusive as the 79th in Normandy has a peculiar "top knot" helmet net

Regards

Lloyd

**Bill Hollinger** · 06-15-2011 09:50 PM

Good eye Lloyd. HBTs did not have epaulettes even for officers IIRC

**LimeyCarbineLover** · 06-16-2011 02:34 PM

Thanks Bill.....i love this part of the milsurp forum.....love the historical pictures Snafu and Mark and all you guys come out with.Perhaps they should have a carbine pic of the day thread too.Bill you know what a stickler i am for living history and re enactor details......so thats the eye for detail....at 47 years old ive been "doing it" a long time.

Keep up the good work guys and thanks forletting the "Goddamn Limey" contribute

regards

Lloyd

**AZPhil** · 06-16-2011 07:49 PM

Besides that little stickywicked we had in Our early days, Its always nice to here from our breathern across the pond!!!!
I just had to ask. It looks like they are all private's then? I didn't think that they would have that opportunity. I guess that the war could be over by the time this pic was taken.

**Bob Seijas** · 06-16-2011 10:00 PM

Hey, Limey, have you read the Patrick O'Brian series? I have read them all four times. Great history, too.

Bob

**LimeyCarbineLover** · 06-17-2011 12:03 PM

Thanks for the support fellas.....much appreciated...i mean fancy our 2 great nations falling out over some tea !!!!!!!!! or something like that..oh and a little bit of prime US real estate......

Still that was in the past....and the special relationship and kindred spiirt prevails now.

Regards

Limey

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