US Army Paratrooper 782 Gear  M1 Garand rifle

https://laststandonzombieisland.com/2014/02/23/us-paratrooper-loadout-wwii/

 

US Army Paratrooper 782 Gear .45 Thompson Machine Gun [Engineer Demolition ]

Similar Photograph to top link see pages 664-665 from "PAratrooper" Gerard M Devlin

Years ago, I started a thread about these loadout photos. It never generated an answer, but I still wonder why there always seems to be one yellow MkII FRAG Grenade?

 

Any thoughts?

Here is another:

 

thank you for the photograph....but sorry Im not expert on yellow MkII FRAG Grenades!😄

Excuse me, but "782 gear" is associated with USMC equipment.

I stand corrected!!!!🤐

Here is link to similar equipment carried by a demolition Man 503 PIR

https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/271004-wwii-demolition-equipment-help/

For Id of equipment see: Gerard Devlin "Paratrooper" pp.664-665

 

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