#260 Garand Picture of the Day - Fort Benning

[Mark in Rochester]

Infantry, Fort Benning, Ga
Date taken: February 02, 1950
Photographer: Ralph Morse



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[emmagee1917]

...of grenade launchers in these pics. Were they that common in the '50s or is this a special ( like engineers) unit? Chris

[Liam]

OR...blank adapters?

[emmagee1917]

..don't have a spring on the end to keep the grenade from falling off nor grooved for range length. Chris

[Mark in Rochester]

take a good look at the web belt of the soldier second from the right (first Picture)

I can see grooves on the GL (M7's)

can not make out if there are springs

[Pepper]

Doesn't get better then lockbars and leather slings!!

[Andouille]

Couple of BAR's in there also, I think.

[UUURah]

In the "Dirty Dozen", "General" Pinkley asks ....

"They're mighty purty, Colonel, but can they FIGHT"?