#M1 CARBINE SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP YEAR SERIAL#
Given that the G-3 Diary from the 1st ID reflects that 1,500 carbines were received by the division on 10 July 1942, this would likely include Inland Serial #342. 800 delivered to us immediately, 1529 will be held up 3 or 4 days, then the full production quota will be given to us.īased on other information contained in a book titled War Baby (referring to the manufacture of the M1 Carbine, there were about 360 carbines manufactured by Inland (A Division of General Motors) in June 1942 and about 2,800 manufactured in the month of July 1942. stating that there was going to be a production lag in manufacture of carbines. Batori, Asst DOO, had asked him to notify them that a message had been received from Capt. Bennett notified G-4 and DOO (most likely means Division Ordnance Officer) that Lt. G-4 stated the Div might be completely equipped with carbines prior to embarkation.ġ1 July 42. G-3 (Division Operations) notified by G-4 (Division Supply) that 1st Infantry Division has just received 1500 carbines, cal 30. Items in parenthesis are my edits for clarification.ġ0 July 42. The Division shipped out two weeks after these documents were written.
A prior FOIA request disclosed in the 1st Infantry Division's G-3 Diary from 1942 the following:īased at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation in Pennsylvania during the summer of 1942, “The Big Red One” was one of the American units that participated in the first Allied invasion of Europe (in North Africa) in November of that year.
I am seeking records pertaining to the Issue of M1 Carbines and more specifically, Ser #342 assigned to the 1st Infantry Division in July 1942.