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Originally Posted by Fgrun83
interesting choice the carbine, was that the only weapon he used, or preferred to use, or did he have any other "favorites"
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I just saw this Fgrun83. I'll either call him tomorrow or ask him at church.
I'll go ahead and mention why he carried the carbine. Old Hickory told me this while he was in the hospital. Old Hickory said he was not a big man back then, maybe 120 lbs. He originally was issued a Thompson, but he soon found that the weapon and additional ammunition was too heavy for him to run with. He felt that being able to run fast with the weapon would be important if he were looking for a hole to crawl into. So, he went to his CO and asked him if he could get a different weapon and the Capt told him to go to the armorer and get what he wanted. He liked the carbine and so that is what he carried. He was in a halftrack most of the time anyway that was armed with a .50 cal, so he really didn't have much use for personal weapon.