thomas.hondo Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 Squad from I Co 3rd Parachute BN. Solomon Islands, 1943. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Mills Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Nice photo. He still believed in loading and carrying that drum. What is the weapon on the right with the big mag? Johnson MG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Drum would help him get to ground faster lol In all seriousness I cant imagine how much of a pain it would have been using drums in the field like that. Yes thats a Johnson LMG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Mills Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Drum would help him get to ground faster lol In all seriousness I cant imagine how much of a pain it would have been using drums in the field like that. Yes thats a Johnson LMGThanks! My uncle carried a Thompson throughout the Pacific and dumped the drum early on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 A drum would have been useful when covering a M1917 crew during a belt change...and a total PITA on patrol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojeep Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 I also noticed the U.S Cavalry Holster with the Swivel.They said the Marines got a lot of Leftovers from the Navy and Army during that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 Nice photo. He still believed in loading and carrying that drum. What is the weapon on the right with the big mag? Johnson MG? Right, Johnson light machine gun. I also notice that two of the Marines carry Garands, while a third carries an M1903 rifle with M1907 bayonet attached, probably as an individual preference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 Here we see US Marines armed with both the Johnson LMG and M1941 Johnson rifle. They wear the short-lived camouflage combat uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 Is this the same uniform? Where were these used, I am guessing in the Pacific theatre? Stay safeRichard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk VII Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 They were briefly used in Normandy but withdrawn due to the similarity to German SS cammo smocks. This one appears to be the one-piece version - two-piece versions were more practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirtyround Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 During this time frame, utilizing the drum mags were still widely practiced, lots of pictures of Marines with drums in their Thompsons all the way to Okinawa in 1945. Although from my research the practiced dropped sharply but not completely. Not much for humping the jungle / patrolling but defense at night, static positions. Although heavy as a cement block, these guys were young, tough and making memories. What a day and time.... there just wasn't as much nationwide confusion then as there is obviously now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGCJ Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 My father was in a machine-gun section with 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division and carried a TSMG. He mentioned drums were still in use in May-June 1945 on Okinawa. He preferred stick magazines because the drums were difficult to reload at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconbob Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 When I was a kid all of the Dads were WW2 vets in their 30s-40s. One of my bestfriends Dad was in the Marines in the Pacific in WW2. He and his buddies signed upright after Pearl Harbor. He didn't say much but I well remember that he was onBougainville and his great memory was being stabbed in the back by the long bananamag on the Johnson LMG he had to carry. Also, he said he never saw a living Japanesesoldier except for one time he had one in his sights but the guy instantly disappearedinto the jungle. And this guy was in combat. Which reminds me of my boss when I had a part time job as a janitor in a departmentstore when I was in high school. he was a Korea vet, in combat, wounded three times(was on a 75mm recoiless rifle team) and he never saw a living enemy soldier. He saidthey shot at bushes, trees, buildings, but never actually saw a living enemy. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Early printed camouflage uniforms of the Pacific war: Photo Essay #2: Early Printed Camouflage Uniforms of the Pacific War (1942-43) (usww2uniforms.com) I've read more than one USMC WWII Pacific veteran quoted as saying that he preferred to have an L drum on his M1928A1 for the 50 round firepower but used stick mags after the drum was exhausted. Sticks were faster to switch out and left the bolt open on the last round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) M1941 Johnson rifle visible in this pic, shamelessly lifted off of the internet. Looks like one of the onlookers has an unscabbarded sword. Edited July 9, 2022 by TSMGguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 Soldier on the left: TSMG, mag in, bolt back, pointed at instructorThe guy next to him at least appears to have the bolt forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 M1941 Johnson rifle visible in this pic, shamelessly lifted off of the internet. Looks like one of the onlookers has an unscabbarded Japanese sword. any more info on this photo, unit, location, aprox. date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) M1941 Johnson rifle visible in this pic, shamelessly lifted off of the internet. Looks like one of the onlookers has an unscabbarded Japanese sword. any more info on this photo, unit, location, aprox. date? None given. I wonder if these are Javanese troops? There's more than one M1941 in the photo. Edited July 9, 2022 by TSMGguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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