Troops of the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division going up the bluff at the E-1 draw in the Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach, Normandy, on June 7, 1944.
The first three soldiers, and the seventh and eighth, are carrying M1903 Springfield bolt action rifles. The fourth's weapon isn't visible at all, and if he's carrying one, it's probably a sidearm. The fifth one is carrying an M1 carbine, as is the sixth and seventh.
These men have the appearance of being infantrymen, but the lack of M1 Garands suggests they might be combat engineers. At any rate, this photo nicely illustrates how prevalent the M1903 still was during World War Two.
The second man was 18 years old Pvt Vincent Mullen, who would be killed in action a few days after this photograph was taken.
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