Saturday, November 24, 2012

For You CrankyJohn :)

The nice gentlemen with guns and bayonets aren't indians,
bur your "Custer" comment on AngryMike's blog
reminded me I had this pic, just waiting to be posted.

I think it fits you Cranky ;-)


Does anyone know who this guy is though?

Thanks for tracking down the info KurtP :-)
Col. Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle instructs marines . 1943 . Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle (1874-1948) was a pioneer of bayonet and hand-to-hand combat training in the US Marine Corps.

5 comments:

crankyjohn said...

Thats exactly how I felt at that casino!!!!!!
And I thank you.

crankyjohn said...

Mad Dog Shriver???

KurtP said...

Those rifles and bayonets look like they're 1903-A3's, so they're probably American troops.

KurtP said...

I was right, those are Marines and his name was Col. Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle.

http://pinterest.com/pin/262686590735750120/

MissK said...

Awesome! Thank you KurtP :-)

Glad you like it Cranky ;-)