Photos from WW11 In The Pacific Theater

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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!!