John Moses Browning who is often referred to as the “Father of modern firearms” was born in Ogden, Utah on January 23, 1855. The younger John Browning was well suited for his soon to be chosen field of firearms manufacturer as his father Johnathan had been a gunsmith for many years with many original firearm designs of his own. This afforded John Browning the opportunity to be exposed to the art of gunsmithing early on, and his ingenuity and God given abilities were quickly compounded by the invention
accurate. Certain units preferred, the Thompson submachine gun it was fully automatic and reliable. Auto-ordnance history, states, “The Thompson was most popular among specialized troops such as Rangers, Marine Raiders, armored, and parachute units.” (Charles H. Smith, page 2). However, other military branches disdained Thompsons because they were inaccurate. The Standard issue M-1 Garand was the most popular rifle carried during WWII. The M1 Garand was durable, accurate, and had a high firing
Battle of Okinawa the bloodiest and the largest amphibious invasion of the Pacific campaign also known as the “Operation Iceberg “and the last major campaign of the Pacific war. There were more troops put ashore, more bombs dropped, more supplies transported, more ships were used, more naval guns fired against shore targets than any other campaign in the Pacific. After the battle was over there were more people died during the Battle of Okinawa than all those killed during the atomic bombings of