M-42

M-42

 

For Cpl WW McFarland, USMCR.  A pic' of 'my' M-42 at 29 Palms in late '58.  I also joined the reserves at age 17 in '54.  Made Pfc before I went to boot camp.  Doesn't seem fair does it?  (Had a buddy that stayed in the reserves and never went to boot camp).  I left when the Corps decided to use rockets instead of these (WWII?) tracks.
 
Also had experience with quad fifties.  If you think one fifty is fun…  No stories except that I never hit much firing this rig.  We also practiced at using the M-42 in a ground support role.
 
Bob Sturdevant
Sgt  USMC  1469231

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