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'''The Story of G.I. Joe''' tells the story about famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle's experiences with Company C of the 18th Infantry Regiment as they fight up through North Africa and up the length of Italy during World War II. Filmed in 1944 Ernie Pyle visited the set three months prior to being killed at Ie Shima, an island off Okinawa Honto. | '''The Story of G.I. Joe''' was directed by [[William A. Wellman]] and tells the story about famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle's experiences with Company C of the 18th Infantry Regiment as they fight up through North Africa and up the length of Italy during World War II. Filmed in 1944 Ernie Pyle visited the set three months prior to being killed at Ie Shima, an island off Okinawa Honto. | ||
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==Browning M2 Aircraft== | ==Browning M2 Aircraft== | ||
[[ | [[File:M2 aircraft flexible.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2 Aircraft, Flexible - .50 BMG]] | ||
[[Image:SoGIJoe2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|[[Browning M2|Browning M2 Aircraft Version]] being fired by Lt. Bill Walker([[Robert Mitchum]])]] | [[Image:SoGIJoe2.jpg|400px|thumb|none|[[Browning M2|Browning M2 Aircraft Version]] being fired by Lt. Bill Walker([[Robert Mitchum]])]] | ||
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[[Image:SoGIJoe5.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Sgt. Steve Warnicki ([[Freddie Steele]]) using a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt 1928A1 Thompson]]]] | [[Image:SoGIJoe5.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Sgt. Steve Warnicki ([[Freddie Steele]]) using a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt 1928A1 Thompson]]]] | ||
== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
[[ | [[File:MauserGewehr1898EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:SoGIJoe7.jpg|400px|thumb|none|German Soldier firing a [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Mauser Gew98 Rifle]]]] | [[Image:SoGIJoe7.jpg|400px|thumb|none|German Soldier firing a [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Mauser Gew98 Rifle]]]] | ||
[[Image:SoGIJoe8.jpg|400px|thumb|none|German Soldier dropping a [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Mauser Gew98 Rifle]]]] | [[Image:SoGIJoe8.jpg|400px|thumb|none|German Soldier dropping a [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Mauser Gew98 Rifle]]]] | ||
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==Browning 1919 Light Machine Gun== | ==Browning 1919 Light Machine Gun== | ||
[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning 1919A4 Light Machine Gun - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning 1919A4 Light Machine Gun - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:SoGIJoe10.jpg|400px|thumb|none|US Soldier carrying a [[Browning | [[Image:SoGIJoe10.jpg|400px|thumb|none|US Soldier carrying a [[Browning M1919A4|Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun]]]] | ||
==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|400px|thumb|none|M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine]] | [[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg|400px|thumb|none|M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine]] | ||
[[Image:SoGIJoe11.jpg|400px|thumb|none|US Soldier sitting with a [[M1 Carbine]]]] | [[Image:SoGIJoe11.jpg|400px|thumb|none|US Soldier sitting with a [[M1 Carbine]]]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:28, 29 July 2023
The Story of G.I. Joe was directed by William A. Wellman and tells the story about famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle's experiences with Company C of the 18th Infantry Regiment as they fight up through North Africa and up the length of Italy during World War II. Filmed in 1944 Ernie Pyle visited the set three months prior to being killed at Ie Shima, an island off Okinawa Honto.
- Actors: Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Freddie Steele, Wally Cassell, Jimmy Lloyd, John R. Reilly, William Murphy
- Directors: William A. Wellman
The following guns were used in the movie The Story of G.I. Joe:
M1 Rifle
Browning M2 Heavy Barrel
Browning M2 Aircraft
M1A1 Bazooka
Browning Automatic Rifle
