Frank Iannamico Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Saw this on an episode of Mail CallPath Finders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgvince Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Now that's ready for trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim c 351 Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 The Lt. understands that few things are as useless as a Tommygun and no ammo.Jim C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt21a Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 By the hands the features and face and size compared to the others around it looks like a young gal.i don't know that was my first impression anyhow...RON K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full auto 45 Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 That is a young Lt. fresh out of school showing off his new men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Iannamico Posted December 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 That is Captain Liliyman of the Path Finders, slightly built, he does kinda resemble a female in that picture. Said to be the first US soldier to hit the ground on D-Day . https://www.cnyhistory.org/2019/06/frank-lillyman/ Partial info from the link above... "Lillyman went on to have a long military career, which began in 1933. First serving in Hawaii and China followed by recruiting in Syracuse. He eventually went on to serve in the Korean and Vietnam War before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1968. He passed away on March 6th, 1971." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Lillyman was not a big guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim c 351 Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Audie Murphy wasn't very big either.Jim C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt21a Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 Most of the tall and big guys got hit first Larger Targets..And for some reason B,A,R guys had a small stature but big gun to haul around. There was a story about large triple size German Helmet found in WW2 and they said never seen one like it for aGoliath The German was 6'8 probably was one of the tallest soldiers serving I am sure in the period 19401945 most did not reach that height, tallest we had in the company was like 6.4 I was the midget at 6.1 thanks for the guys name brave guy i hope he survived the War.RON K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndArmored Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 Dad was the BAR man for his unit. I asked why he got that job. He replied that it was assigned to the smallest guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSU Tiger Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 An examination of existing uniforms shows that most WW II Gis were much smaller men than today's soldiers. The average height was about 5'7" and weight about 150 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) Most of the tall and big guys got hit first Larger Targets..And for some reason B,A,R guys had a small stature but big gun to haul around. There was a story about large triple size German Helmet found in WW2 and they said never seen one like it for aGoliath The German was 6'8 probably was one of the tallest soldiers serving I am sure in the period 19401945 most did not reach that height, tallest we had in the company was like 6.4 I was the midget at 6.1 thanks for the guys name brave guy i hope he survived the War.RON K. We had the similar thing in the legion paras, small guys like myself, were assigned to the company 81mm Mortar team. So you always had an extra heavy bit of kit to carry, as well as your regular kit and rifle. I can still recall the weights, even although I did the course 35 years ago, base plate 21Kgs, bipod 20Kgs, and tube 18Kgs. Although the lightest, the tube was a bitch to carry as all the weight was on one small area of the shoulder, and you could never get it comfortable. Stay safeRichardexcuse metric weights, tht is how I learned them.... Edited January 7, 2021 by rpbcps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Only in Hollywood do hero's look like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Many of the Seals, Green Berets, STS and Marine Recon folks I have served with often do not look like the image one sees in Hollywood. Many are short and wiry. The common denominator is they never quit. Semper FiSandman1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Only in Hollywood do hero's look like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Many of the Seals, Green Berets, STS and Marine Recon folks I have served with often do not look like the image one sees in Hollywood. Many are short and wiry. The common denominator is they never quit. Semper FiSandman1957As they say in the legion, "marche ou crève" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annihilator Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Here are a few pictures from the Dead Man's Corner Museum in Normandy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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