25133 - Medic 101st Airborne, Winter 1944-45 King and Country DDay the soldiers were issued tin

the soldiers were issued tin canteens suspended by a cord and a haversack of unbleached linen for rations

Marines Corps

Cazadores Loading Rifle

several pilots of the 94th Aero Squadron

Even the upgunned Allied tanks like the 76mm Sherman

25133 - Medic 101st Airborne, Winter 1944-45 King and Country DDay the soldiers were issued tinOn the night of 5 June 1944, 8 jumpers from the 307th Airborne Medical Company parachuted into France. At 1855 hrs, 6 June, C 47s towing gliders took off for Normandy carrying the rest of the medical personnel. The main body landed together in swampy, half flooded fields and moved north to Blosville where the majority of the unit assembled at about 2400 hours. There a small clearing station was set up and casualties started streaming in. After actions