While the Marine with the M1 carbine searched for retribution, the BARman stares into the face of his buddy, who has just been shot by a Japanese sniper, on Torokina Island, off the coast of Bougainville. (scanned by HOS Bandit) 

A Buddies Death

A Marine displays a Browning Automatic Rifle, BAR, on Cape Gloucester. The M1918 BAR was chambered for the 30-06 rifle cartridge, and designed by John Browning in 1917 for the U.S. Expeditionary Corps in Europe as a replacement for the French-made Chauchat. The Chauchat was by all accounts a piece of Crap! (scanned by HOS Bandit)

A typical day on Cape Gloucester for the 1st Division Marines.
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