Poor Eaker! As I remember, his *KB* with the M1 was no fault of his own. :-) ...still one hell of an experience!
Simple rule of thumb, if Eaker is involved, he is at blame.
Second rule of thumb, Eaker is almost always armed; if you are assigning blame out loud, first look to see if his weapon has blown up recently.
Third rule of thumb, backup weapons are not always recognizable or seen.