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Liked the pictures.   The caption that say's; Youngest and adults inspecting military equipment in Brown City, Michigan.     

Born in Detroit and moved to Brown City after getting out of the Marines.   Farm country.

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On 1/13/2024 at 6:01 PM, dantheman said:

That’s a good view of a Hawley fiber M1 helmet liner, too. 

It is, indeed.  The Hawley liner didn't hold up well, so this is lucky soldier.

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Company "D", 39th Combat Engineer Pfc. Paul R. Umstead of Eagle Grove Iowa, arming anti-tank mines at the Anzio Beachhead, Italy - March 1944

Note that he has a M1903A3 Springfield rifle slung over his shoulder, an M1 Thompson SMG is leaning against the wooden mine transport box

Postscript for Paul Russell Umstead thanks to John Klear;
Paul Russell Umstead, born December 3, 1916 in Eagle Grove, Iowa. In 1937, he was listed as working for the Chicago & North Western Railroad as a snow shoveller. In the 1940 census, he was still listed as a ‘snow worker’
Enlisted in the Army April 21, 1942 at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. Departed for overseas January 14, 1943. Returned from foreign service September 29, 1945, honorably discharged October 13, 1945
Married Maxine Sanders in 1948. Paul died and was buried in Eagle Grove in 2001, Maxine died two years later and was buried beside him.

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On 3/14/2024 at 7:21 AM, GUNGUY45 said:

A GI of the 65th Infantry Division in Katharinberg, Germany on April 9, 1945

Wearing a German parka 

 

I found this on the US Militaria forum.

Looks like 2 magazines taped together.

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Let loose the puppies of war...

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Never seen a 1928 with simplified sight and a 'vertical grip". Verticales grips went out with the Savage Thompsons after the knurling on actuator and Controls went.By time rear sight were simplified installing vertical grips was a thing of the past..It would be nice to know by serial numbers when they dropped out ofbeing installed.Havent seen a vertical grip on any savage after 170000 or so bit nothing exactly pinpointing it.I believe simplified sight was same time as the smooth barrel but still had compensators.these were somwhere in the 3-400000 serial somone correct me if you have specifics.

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