flames of war marine rifle platoon us812The Marine rifle platoon bore the brunt of some of the hardest fighting and toughest living conditions of the entire war. The Marine esprit de corps was built on exhausting, comprehensive, training which prepared the rifleman well for the rigours of fighting in the jungles and islands of the Pacific. Equipped with a wide range of weapons such as the M1 Garand semi automatic rifle or M1903 Springfield rifle and M1918 Browning automatic rifle (BAR), the