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Rifle Guru Garand Tools Our Army Power in War Era
A profile of John C. Garand who designed the Garand rifle, its nine pound weight and 60 shots per minute, and how it boosted U S firing power. The piece links Sen Brookhart’s WWI rifleman idea to the weapon’s impact and notes Garand's background in Putnam Connecticut and Springfield Armory.
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Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Daniel Boone
Coney Island
Senator Brookhart
Camp Smith
Peekskill
John C. Garand
United States
Springfield
Montreal
Putnam, Conn
Springfield Armory
Europe