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• An American pineapple, of the kind the Axis finds hard to digest, is ready to leave the hand of an infantryman in training at Fort Belvoir, Va. American soldiers make good grenade throwers (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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• A young soldier of the armored forces holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism. Infantryman with halftrack (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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• Infantryman with halftrack, a young soldier of the armed forces, holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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• Halftrack infantryman with Garand rifle, Ft. Knox, Ky. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• A young soldier of the armored forces holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism. Infantryman with halftrack (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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• Halftrack infantryman with Garand rifle, Ft. Knox, Ky. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• Infantryman with halftrack, a young soldier of the armed forces, holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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