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    Quote Originally Posted by jimb16 View Post
    If you guys really want a correct screaming eagle patch, you better find one where the eagle has a WHITE tongue! The red tongue didn't appear until later. My father was 101st AND I STILL HAVE HIS ORIGINAL PATCH. It has the white tongue. I may have to post a picture so you guys can see a correct one.
    You really don't know what your talking about , there were some white tongue WW2 patches, not many, most were red tongue. there were many variants of the WW2 101st eagle patch. you should research it a little instead of going by the one patch you have and making a statement like above.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lboos View Post
    there were many variants of the WW2 101st eagle patch
    Correct, see below link.
    Eagle Patch Corner

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    When I was in 5th Inf Div in Colorado there were several old timers that had been in WW2 and Korea. They said that the bags carrying weapons were lost when the parachute opened and the shock snapped the line between the bag and the soldier. I think that this was the case with the bags used for the M1icon rifle. These carbine bags were strapped to the soldier? Correct? I would assume that the position you were in in the stick made some differences?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveHH View Post
    These carbine bags were strapped to the soldier?
    I thought these carbine "Holsters" went on the waistbelt. Thus the miscoined term holster.
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    Leg Bag ?

    What is there a list of items to be packed in the "Leg Bag" ?
    Or was it up to each individual?

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    How it was attached.
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    From Louis's picture, looks like it would be very hard for one of them to fly off if strapped to a soldier's waste and leg. Looks to me like pretty thick webbing holding it and securing it to the soldier's leg. Seems like it would take a lot of force to break that loose?
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    Is that an M1icon rifle bag (coming off the plane) in this picture? - Bob


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    Quote Originally Posted by USGI View Post
    M1icon rifle bag
    Yes, the "Griswold" bag. You see trooper at right with his fastened to his side(I think a Thompson) and of course the "Holster" in wear at front. The ones coming loose were probably the first attempts at the lowering rope. There were cases in recent past of gear still coming adrift of the lowering rope, such as the CO of the airborne here nearly getting clocked by a 1919 Browning hammering in alone.
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    Great picture, absolutely facinating, that cast iron look of grim determination sums up the legendary generation....The guy in the middle is certainly loaded for bear, looks like he's planning to raise some serious hell!!

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    The M1A1icon holster appears to have a mag pouch stitched to the flap Jim...
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