American GIs familiarize themselves with a captured German 88 mm gun.

Captured Flak

Photo taken in France, 1944.  GI with his trusty M 1903A4 rifle in 30-06 caliber, and a couple of pineapple grenades.

American Sniper

Two color guards and color bearers of the Japanese-American 442nd Combat Team, stand to attention in the Bruyeres area, France, on November 12 1944. The regiment was a fighting unit composed almost entirely of American soldiers of Japanese ancestry. In total around 14,000 Japanese-Americans fought in World War II