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Post by legionnaire on Oct 6, 2008 22:22:07 GMT -5
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Post by VeeVee on Oct 7, 2008 6:44:50 GMT -5
Great article and very nice pictures! Capt. Fernandez was a corporal in an MG section in the 26th cavalry. If you remember from his book, he tried to dislodge a jammed round from the chamber but his gunner prematurely let go of the bolt and his thumb was caught. He had a "garand thumb" with an MG  |
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hawkins2ndcav
History Student
On the border somewhere near Columbus, New Mexico
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Post by hawkins2ndcav on Oct 7, 2008 8:45:26 GMT -5
Excellent! It's sometimes hard to visualize how it all came together on the ground and this is a great help. I feel for Cpt. Fernandez- that must have hurt!  |
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mish
History Buff
Kalayaan
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Post by mish on Oct 7, 2008 10:58:02 GMT -5
Never realized a single .30 cal required that much by way of manpower. Thanks for these. I saved all of them.
Great for reference. It's not often you find front/back shots of uniform/gear this clear.
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Post by jimmay on Oct 7, 2008 19:27:30 GMT -5
wow, i just found this section in the college library the other day in a LIFE book. showed all the magazines from jan. 1942 to may; definitely interesting and glad to see here.
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