THE PALMETTO STATE ARMORY DIARIES

M1A1 carbine. Paratrooper model with folding buttstock and late situation adjustable sight and bayonet lug.Vandervoort jammed regularly. Noticing that carbine fireplace not often suppressed rifle fireplace from German infantry, he and Vandervoort traded with wounded soldiers for their M1 rifles and ammunition; Gavin carried an M1 rifle for the rest