Linedoggie Posted December 28, 2022 Share #451 Posted December 28, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 10:55 AM, TheGoose said: 17th Armored Engineer Battalion which supported the 2nd Armored Division. Notice the armored insignia painted on their liners. I do not remember which website this picture came from and thus cannot cite it. 17th was an Organic part of 2AD not an attachment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 28, 2022 Share #452 Posted December 28, 2022 17 hours ago, Rhscott said: Best guess what kind of cover this is on his helmet? Parachute or Brit scarf…??? Could be a cover made from German Parachute material, there was a topic discussing this, but we can't find it, it might of been deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 2, 2023 Share #453 Posted January 2, 2023 US soldier with a BAR peering across a snowy field during the Battle of the Bulge - January 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - John Florea Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doyler Posted January 3, 2023 Share #455 Posted January 3, 2023 Group of soldiers in the ETO. Appears the far-left soldier is holding a civilian shotgun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doyler Posted January 7, 2023 Share #460 Posted January 7, 2023 looks like 4th Marine Div marking on jerry can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doyler Posted January 9, 2023 Share #462 Posted January 9, 2023 US Replacement troops in Southern France are issued their M1 Garand Rifles - January 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - Thomas Mcavoy Photographer adjusting the sling on the range. US Replacement troops in Southern France are issued their M1 Garand Rifles - January 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - Thomas Mcavoy Photographer rear sight corrections US Replacement troops in Southern France are issued their M1 Garand Rifles - January 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - Thomas Mcavoy Photographer Looks fairly new issue helmet as little to no wear to the cork. Also swivel bale seen. At the range US Replacement troops in Southern France are issued their M1 Garand Rifles - January 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - Thomas Mcavoy Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 10, 2023 Share #463 Posted January 10, 2023 US Marines on Guadalcanal board landing craft to leave following months of fighting the Japanese - January 1943 LIFE Magazine Archives - Ralph Morse Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 10, 2023 Share #464 Posted January 10, 2023 US Marines on Guadalcanal board landing craft to leave following months of fighting the Japanese - January 1943 LIFE Magazine Archives - Ralph Morse Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 10, 2023 Share #465 Posted January 10, 2023 US Marine Saying goodbye to a friend on Guadalcanal - January 1943 LIFE Magazine Archives - Ralph Morse Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 10, 2023 Share #466 Posted January 10, 2023 wearing German parka and mittens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted January 10, 2023 Share #467 Posted January 10, 2023 10 hours ago, doyler said: US Marines on Guadalcanal board landing craft to leave following months of fighting the Japanese - January 1943 LIFE Magazine Archives - Ralph Morse Photographer I don’t often see soldiers on a beach getting ON a landing craft. Not sure, but is that a M1917 helmet I see? mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted January 10, 2023 Share #468 Posted January 10, 2023 10 hours ago, doyler said: wearing German parka and mittens. You had to have some real stones to wear a Waffen-SS Kharkov parka around a war zone. Twitchy trigger fingers would've dissuaded most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 10, 2023 Share #469 Posted January 10, 2023 14 minutes ago, mikie said: I don’t often see soldiers on a beach getting ON a landing craft. Not sure, but is that a M1917 helmet I see? mikie Im thinking its the Marine in the sun helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 10, 2023 Share #470 Posted January 10, 2023 US Soldier looks at Houffalize Belgium - January 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - Marie Hansen Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 11, 2023 Share #471 Posted January 11, 2023 A GI in North Africa holds his damaged M1903 Springfield Rifle - Early 1943 Battle damage to the 1903 rifle. LIFE Magazine Archives - Eliot Elisofon Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 11, 2023 Share #472 Posted January 11, 2023 A visit from a USO performer Nice fiber liner on solder seated to the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted January 11, 2023 Share #473 Posted January 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, doyler said: A visit from a USO performer Nice fiber liner on solder seated to the right. Great photo! Never seen this image before! Is it published? Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted January 11, 2023 Share #474 Posted January 11, 2023 Nice shot of M1 with beat up Hawley liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhscott Posted January 11, 2023 Share #475 Posted January 11, 2023 8 hours ago, doyler said: Im thinking its the Marine in the sun helmet Or one of the several Japanese sun helmets…I do see a Arisaka on a shoulder getting on the craft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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