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    Arrow Garand Picture of the day #166 4 inf Div D - day

    4th Division coming ashore June 6th

    The Fourth Division arrived in the UKicon in early 1944. It took part in the Normandy Invasion landings at Utah Beach, with the 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Division being the first surface-borne Allied unit to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-day, 6 June 1944

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    Fascinating Picture!!

    I cannot tell, but does the first guy in line on the left side have on a BAR Belt?
    If so, why is he carrying an M1icon?
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    Probably the assistant BAR man.
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    Yep, an assistant BAR man to the man directly behind him.
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    I found it strange that the assistant BAR man would be carrying an M1icon. I had thought they'd be carrying an M1 Carbine, due to weight.
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    It may have been a case of personal preference, or the CO's orders. Capt. Winters preferred the Garandicon over the carbine.
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    He was probably told the Germans shoot officers with carbines first. Making anyone with a M1icon carbine a prime target.
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