美军陆战队员在冲绳日军的炮火中奔跑，日本，1945年6月7日

What Private First Class Ison is equipped with: * [N1 Field Shoes](http://imgur.com/a/wXMMp), externally very similar to the U.S. Army's mid-1944 "Service Shoes, Reverse Upper." In order to keep water and other contaminants from soaking into the leather's flesh, men with "roughout" shoes were issued or obtained dubbing, a sort of heavy grease, to periodically rub on and waterproof them. * [USMC leggings](http://imgur.com/a/prgqH), similar to the [M1938 dismounted leggings](https://imgur.com/a/Oot90) worn by U.S. Army troops, except they were a slightly different, more "golden" color and had only six hooks instead of seven, eight, or nine. The sizing scale was also different. * [Pattern 1941 utility uniform](http://imgur.com/a/Vq9iM). Originally designed to replace the pre-war [blue denim work uniform](https://imgur.com/a/NozxW) (worn over the service uniform to avoid soiling it during training or other activities), the "P41" quickly became popular for other purposes, and was the default "combat" uniform by the end of the war. In 1944, a modified uniform set known as the "P44" was introduced that had a [jacket with a larger "grenade" breast pocket with a buttoned flap](https://imgur.com/a/FwfNP), as well as [trousers that had two large "thigh" and a full-width "butt" patch pocket each closed with a buttoned flap](http://imgur.com/a/o4FY7), replacing the previous slash pockets on the hips and the individual patch pockets on the butt, which were open. * [M1 helmet](http://imgur.com/a/MGqkm) with [P42 camouflage helmet cover](https://imgur.com/a/bXT4m). In 1942 and 1943, the Marines (as well as some Army troops) experimented with camouflage in the Pacific theater. The Army didn't find it worthwhile, but Marine units during the battles of Bougainville, Tarawa, and New Georgia wore the [P42 reversible camouflage uniform](http://imgur.com/a/s15zS), that had a "green" and "brown" side. The P42 was awkward in that it was a one-piece suit that did not have a drop seat, and was too hot and heavy when wet in tropical conditions. Many Marines discarded it, keeping only the helmet cover, as they could use the included slits or cut slits in it to attach camouflage. In mid-1944, a cosmetically improved uniform known as the P44 was introduced, but saw little use before the end of the war. The Army adopted something similar to the P44 and used it in Normandy for a short time to satisfy agitators in the Corps of Engineers who thought camouflage was necessary; the uniform was in two pieces, trousers and a jacket, permanently "green" side out, and had internal suspenders and a gas flap. * [USMC "782" (M1941) haversack](http://imgur.com/a/1KN2E), introduced in mid-1942 to replace the unwieldy and complicated Army [M1910 or M1928](https://imgur.com/a/4hBBO) haversack. [The upper "combat" haversack could be worn with a knapsack, or cargo pack](http://imgur.com/a/2hKFY), similar to the later M1944 and M1945 packs used by the Army. Pfc. Ison appears to have draped or tied his rolled-up camouflage shelter half over it. * [M1941 pack suspenders](http://imgur.com/a/lUAig) with an [M1937 cartridge belt](http://imgur.com/a/34dOX) for the Browning Automatic Rifle. As Pfc. Ison is carrying an M1 rifle, his tips me off that he may be an assistant automatic rifleman or ammunition bearer in a fire team. The six-pocket M1937 belt could fit twelve BAR magazines, but many solders and Marines only carried eight due to the weight, filling the other two pockets with maintenance tools, oil cans, or ammunition for other weapons that they may have been issued. * An unfolded [M1943 entrenching tool](https://imgur.com/a/9FXiL) somehow fitted into its [cover](http://imgur.com/a/1VGMk). The M1943 was issued widely beginning in mid-1944 to replace the non-folding T-handle [M1910](http://imgur.com/a/yPiMx) which had been in use since before World War I. * A variant of a [USMC canteen cover](http://imgur.com/a/U3dJT) with a one-quart metal canteen. These were manufactured in several patterns. They were similar to Army-issued ones, except they lacked the gray wool lining and used a pattern of metal hooks developed by the Marine Corps. The first image shows a first pattern model; it is likely that Pfc. Ison is wearing a [second](https://imgur.com/a/iu8kE) or [third-pattern canteen cover](http://imgur.com/a/d7cVP) as it is 1945. * A six-pocket disposable cotton [bandoleer](https://imgur.com/a/1SdZw) of ammunition for the M1 rifle. As one shipping option for .30 caliber ball ammunition, it was already packed in en-bloc clips in bandoleers, and they could be used as ammunition carriers as seen here, or the six en-bloc clips could be removed and placed in the cartridge belt, with the bandolier being thrown away or re-used. Class|Packing Method :--|:-- T1EDC|1,500 cartridges .30-06 AP M2, 5-round stripper clips in bandoleers (12 clips / 60 rounds), 25 bandoleers per metal-lined wooden chest M1917 T1EDM|1,500 cartridges .30-06 AP M2, in 20-round cartons, 75 cartons per metal-lined wooden crate M1917 T1EDV|1,344 cartridges .30-06 AP M2, 8-round en-bloc clips in bandoleers (6 clips / 48 rounds), 28 bandoleers per metal-lined wooden chest M1917 T1EDW|? cartridges .30-06 AP M2, in 20-round cartons, 11 cartons per M10 ammo can (220 rounds), ? x M10 ammo cans per M?? wooden crate T1EFA|1,200 cartridges .30-06 Ball M1, 8-round stripper clips in bandoleers (6 clips / 48 rounds), 25 bandoleers per metal-lined wooden chest M1917 T1EGK|1,500 cartridges .30-06 Ball M2, 5-round stripper clips in bandoleers (12 clips / 60 rounds), 25 bandoleers per metal-lined wooden chest M1917 T1EGM|960 cartridges .30-06 Ball M2, in 20-round cartons, 12 cartons per waxed cardboard box (240 rounds), 4 x waxed cardboard boxes per wooden crate T1EHA|1,344 cartridges .30-06 Ball M2, 8-round en-bloc clips in bandoleers (6 clips / 48 rounds), 28 bandoleers per metal-lined wooden chest M1917 T1EHO|480 cartridges .30-06 Ball M2, 5-round clips in bandoleers (12 clips / 60 rounds), 4 bandoleers per M8 ammo can (240 rounds), 2 x M8 ammo cans per M9 wooden crate T1EHP|480 cartridges .30-06 Ball M2, 8-round clips in bandoleers (6 clips / 48 rounds), 5 bandoleers per M8 ammo can (240 rounds), 2 x M8 ammo cans per M9 wooden crate. T1EHW|? cartridges .30-06 Ball M2, in 20-round cartons, 11 cartons per M10 ammo can (220 rounds), ? x M10 ammo cans per M?? wooden crate T1EPC|1,500 cartridges .30-06 Tracer M1, 5-round stripper clips in bandoleers (12 clips / 60 rounds), 25 bandoleers per metal-lined wooden chest M1917 T1EPM|1,344 cartridges .30-06 Tracer M1, 8-round en-bloc clips in bandoleers (6 clips / 48 rounds), 28 bandoleers per metal-lined wooden chest M1917 * [U.S. rifle, cal. .30, M1](http://imgur.com/a/vCX2x).

Something about throwing a watermark on a historical photo bothers me...

This is what should be about

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Pfc. Paul Isen of the 5th Marines dashing across through Japanese machine-gun fire as he crosses "death valley." Okinawa. USMC photo. Sourced from *With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa* By Eugene B. Sledge

i was really struggling to understand what japanese fire is and how they make it invisible :(

That's an incredibly sharp picture for 1945...

Look at his face, he doesn't even seem phased at all.

Look at his face; focus and determination. Semper Fidelis

Did he survive the battle?

Thank God for his bravery

So badass. Semper Fi

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Job well done!

The M1. Was and still is, a great weapon.

The hill is not going to take itself.

How I feel in PUBG after my squad dies

I wonder what dude did to take rhe pic

I've read *Helmet for My Pillow*, *With the Old Breed*, *Red Blood Black Sand* and *Strong Men Armed*... fuck this situation so much, completely exposed and no way your guys can get to you to help if you go down out there before you make it to cover. So many guys died this way.

Looks like he's running on a field of human bones. Try to unsee this.

Is Japanese fire invisible or is this image lying to me? I'll show myself out.

I went to boot camp in parris Island and we had this picture in our squad bay with the caption "Do you think this Marine regrets any of the time he spent on the quarterdeck?". Very inspiring indeed.

oh shit, i thought you guys would say he was a part of antifa

Putting a watermark on a photo you colorized is like signing a page in a coloring-in book.

If Grand Theft Auto has taught me anything, that's a bold move that usually just depletes your health.