Photos from WW11 In The Pacific Theater

[NoncomRetired]

Originally Posted by Arizona Slim

I noticed that my above link only showed ONE photo, it should have been a link to 110, sorry, when I clicked on paste it didn't have the entire link, try it now.

Lon



http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured...ers/#more-1547 >

Photo#8

P-40 Warhawk engines

#15&16 Although the Canal was strictly a Marine assault, how can you determine these are marines?

#19, my fifth grade teacher who died just a week ago was the gunner on none of these Dauntless's

#23...Malinta Tunnel Corregidor Island. Took a tour of the island back in 69, R&R from Nam. The island had not changed all those years and still hasn't. To much live ammo laying around. Topside and the Mile long Marine barracks still just skeletons.

[Arizona Slim]

Thanks for the info Ed, I'll go back and take a second look at the photos you pointed out.

Lon

Originally Posted by NoncomRetired

Photo#8

P-40 Warhawk engines

#15&16 Although the Canal was strictly a Marine assault, how can you determine these are marines?

#19, my fifth grade teacher who died just a week ago was the gunner on none of these Dauntless's

#23...Malinta Tunnel Corregidor Island. Took a tour of the island back in 69, R&R from Nam. The island had not changed all those years and still hasn't. To much live ammo laying around. Topside and the Mile long Marine barracks still just skeletons.

[alanint]

Originally Posted by NoncomRetired

#15&16 Although the Canal was strictly a Marine assault, how can you determine these are marines?

Because they are carrying 03 Springfields. The Army had fully transitioned to the Garand by then, (with a few homefront exceptions and the occasional sniper).

Army troops in the Pacific soon learned NEVER to set their Garand down within 100 feet of a Marine in the field or it would certainly disappear!!

[NoncomRetired]

Originally Posted by alanint

Because they are carrying 03 Springfields. The Army had fully transitioned to the Garand by then, (with a few homefront exceptions and the occasional sniper).

Army troops in the Pacific soon learned NEVER to set their Garand down within 100 feet of a Marine in the field or it would certainly disappear!!

BINGO!!!!!!!

but I also was told and have read, the Marines didn't like the M-1 when it was first introduced and continue with 03 contracts, many reasons were given but the one I read over and over again was, the M1 wasted too much ammo and Marine marksmanship would suffer, which is understandable in a way but I loved all semi-autos/autos when they were in my hands.