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I do not remember the source of that excerpt. I apologize, as I should have noted the source. I was expecting a discussion on the use of dogs, but got sidelined by Steve's nonsense.
I will try to find the source again, and if I do, I will PM you.
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67th Company, 5th Marines 1st Sgt. Daniel "Pop" Hunter's response to 1st Lt. Jonas Platt's query "Who is your Commander"?, Torcy side of Hill 142, Belleau Wood, 8:00 am, 6 Jun 1918.
Semper Fidelis!
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Thanks. I think I figured out the 99th Div Source and have it somewhere in my library. The first one still puzzles me.
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Are you familiar with the dog training camp in either Louisiana or Mississippi (WWII era) where they trained dogs to sniff out Japanese
people with live men? It was an unsuccessful venture, and a bit of a scam on the part of some weird dude.
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"Me. All the rest are deados!"
67th Company, 5th Marines 1st Sgt. Daniel "Pop" Hunter's response to 1st Lt. Jonas Platt's query "Who is your Commander"?, Torcy side of Hill 142, Belleau Wood, 8:00 am, 6 Jun 1918.
Semper Fidelis!
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No. Lt. William Putney trained the Marines' 2nd & 3rd War Dog platoon in Quantico. The first War Dog Platoon was trained by a Hollywood trainer (presumably in California). If there was a LA or MS school, it could be US Army which is pure speculation. I'm unaware of any US Navy or Marine Corps training camp in those states (but I'm no expert on that subject matter). As for training to sniff out people, part of it is genetics (my belief) and part of it is diet. To sniff out Japanese, they would require people of Japanese descent who are fed a traditional or Japanese military diet. I'm unaware of any Nisei who played search dummy either.
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The project took place on Cat Island in Mississippi. They used Nisei from the 100th Infantry Battalion. It was the Army. Sorry about that.
Japanese Americans on Cat Island (U.S. National Park Service)
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"Me. All the rest are deados!"
67th Company, 5th Marines 1st Sgt. Daniel "Pop" Hunter's response to 1st Lt. Jonas Platt's query "Who is your Commander"?, Torcy side of Hill 142, Belleau Wood, 8:00 am, 6 Jun 1918.
Semper Fidelis!
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Well shucks, I lurned somethin new today. Thanks!
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Very cool WWII Sniper photo I ran across. I'm looking at some archives to see if I can find the uncropped version. Cool just the same.
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Very cool WWII Sniper photo I ran across. I'm looking at some archives to see if I can find the uncropped version. Cool just the same.
This pic was on Guam likely taken at the end of the war. This Marine was one of the workers at the Depot. He wasn't an armorer or anything school trained. He was just assigned to the Depot for working parties and such. He either was just looking at the rifle and has his picture taken, or possibly maybe he was assigned to clean weapons or some duty such as that. Who knows. It does look there is a cleaning rod to his right. But he actually wasn't a sniper, just one of the workers stationed at the Depot.
It's a great pic though. There are color versions of it out there but the detail isn't as good as this black and white version.
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