Dutch Guiana during 1942
Dutch Guiana during 1942
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
Still using the M1917 helmet, all that brand new old gear...
Regards, Jim
... and nice pressed khakis.
and gasmask, and the old 1910 pack where everything fell out through the hole in the bottom. Most of this junk got ditched, fortunately, when they got near a battlefield.
That front sight looks like a Gas Trap Garand
photo of gas trap cylinder, interesting to view a gas trap rifle in combat areaAttachment 110646