June 1942. Fort Knox, Kentucky. “Infantryman with halftrack. A young soldier sights his Garand rifle like an old-timer. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism.” 4×5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information.
Found at Shorpy.
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Kodachrome … gets the reds and fleshtones right, but screws up green and blues. Fujifilm did exactly the opposite. Chemical-based photography was always a bunch of compromises …
Check out that WW1 style helmet.
That guy must not be very big. He makes that rifle look huge.
OH. OH. He’s got his finger ON the trigger. He must mean business!
Great photo. Finger on the trigger is my kinda guy too. Anti lawsuit conscience Army. BTW they won that war.