M1 Bayonet

1943

steel, plastic

The M1 replaced the larger M1905 bayonet beginning in 1943, and was utilized heavily in the European theater of WWII. This bayonet was manufactured by Oneida, Limited. The company manufactured the M1 in 1943, before switching production to make M1 carbine parts. This bayonet is typical of what American soldiers would have carried when they came ashore on D-Day.

Walter Ehlers engaged a German mortar section

Exhibit

Yank soldiers at St. Lo work hard to put out the fire which destroyed this ammunition truck. Blaze extinguished, Yanks crossed the road under Nazi fire to continue the battle for the important communications center.

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Soldiers Put Out a Burning Truck Fire Memorial

Over the next several weeks, airborne units were able to take and hold Carentan through hard fighting, allowing the infantry to begin the push to expel the Germans from France after four long years.

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M1 Bayonet

Walter Ehlers engaged a German mortar section

Soldiers Put Out a Burning Truck Fire Memorial

Soldiers and Vehicles Push through a French Village Memorial