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US Army Rangers awaited the invasion signal in a landing craft in an English port, circa early Jun 1944, photo 1 of 2; note the bazooka and the M1 Garand rifles

Caption   US Army Rangers awaited the invasion signal in a landing craft in an English port, circa early Jun 1944, photo 1 of 2; note the bazooka and the M1 Garand rifles ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   USA C-739
More on...   
Normandy Campaign, Phase 1   Main article  Photos  Maps  
M1 Garand   Main article  Photos  
M1/M9 'Bazooka'   Main article  Photos  
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Photos on Same Day See all photos dated 1 Jun 1944
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 7 May 2007
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
27 Sep 2011 06:44:58 PM

The weapon Corporal Louis E. Laid of the 101st Airborne, boarding a C-47 during training is the MI Bazooka.

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