Subdeacon Joe Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Faces of War: US Marines moving supplies during the Battle for Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island. #ww2uncovered #worldwar2history #ww2 #GreatestGeneration #WWIIveteran #WWII #HeroesInUniform #lestweforget #usmc #WorldWarII #ww2history #ww2veteran #usmarines #remember #neverforgotten #neverforget #Hero #wwiihistory #usa #ww2vet #semperfi #PTO #SemperFidelis Original description and photo sourced from the US Department of Defense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 That's a M 1917 Browning Machine gun. No tripod or ammo, but the complete package weighed over 100 lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Thousand yard stare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 24 minutes ago, Trailrider #896 said: Thousand yard stare? I think more a "Why do I have to hump this thing up that damned hill?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 46 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I think more a "Why do I have to hump this thing up that damned hill?" I think he looks like Tony Randall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Pat Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I think he is ticked off after seeing the guy in the keep with no helmet and stretched back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joke 'um Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Dysentery. Jungle rot in every fold of skin. Immersion foot, a.k.a. trench foot. A leech for each and every body orifice. Hasn't had a dry square inch of skin in six weeks. Rain. Rain. Rain. Mud. Mud. Rain. 105F. "Don't even open your mouth, Sir." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Here it is not cropped as much: https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Gloucester/index.html https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1943/beyond-guadalcanal/cape-gloucester.html https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2010/april/waging-war-rain-forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 6 hours ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: That's a M 1917 Browning Machine gun. No tripod or ammo, but the complete package weighed over 100 lbs 79 lbs without water in it, or tripod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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