4 Jan 2021 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

Signal Corps photo 27 May 1944 (Italy) Sniper watch! Alert for German snipers an American infantryman aims his rifle through window of a battered Cisterna building during the mop-up of Nazis remaining in town after it fell.

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[champ0608]

This picture was in a Time Life magazine I had as a kid, and something about it, I really liked. I've been searching for it for years, and am saving it to a folder now. Thank you!

[Sarge1998]

Are those double buckle para boots?

[champ0608]

Are those double buckle para boots?

I seem to remember reading he was with the 504th, but they would have pulled out to England well before 27 May.

[browningautorifle]

Are those double buckle para boots?

They weren't an issue for JUST jumpers, they were for common issue. I doubt he's a jumper. Here's a bit of reading about it. WW II Combat Boots.

[Mk VII]

Everybody got those boots .... eventually.

[browningautorifle]

I guess it could be more accurately stated that jumpers got stuck being issued those at times. They changed them as soon as the Corcoran's came available though.