13018 U.S. Marine Rifleman, WWII, 1943-45 First Legion-Normandy Fallschirmjäger Unlike most regiments the 1st

Unlike most regiments the 1st Virginia was unique with 12 companies

Most of the artillery used during the war were still muzzle loading weapons requiring the powder charge and projectile to be loaded from the front

This well-known chief reins in his pony as he gets ready to fire

A lone British soldier comes face-to-face with one of the dreaded Kenpeitai

reoccupied the town of Vincennes with a small force

13018 U.S. Marine Rifleman, WWII, 1943-45 First Legion-Normandy Fallschirmjäger Unlike most regiments the 1stU. S. Marine Rifleman, WWII, 1943 45 World War II had its roots in the political and social conditions that arose following the end of World War I. Once great nations faltered and ones once meager flourished. Japan was one of those that blossomed. As a member of the then Allies, she was given control of the German held territories in the Pacific. Permitted to govern and develop the lands placed under their charge, Japan became the strongest power in