My mother-in-laws father fought in Korea and his LT hated, hated the M1 Carbine like God hates sin. He was in the signal corp so he was out running phone lines to and fro and it was dangerous work. He liked carrying the carbine because it was light and he could carry a few more rounds. He would usually get one from a wounded or deceased soldier and ditch his Garand. His LT would finally see him with the carbine and yell Reynolds, get rid of that piece of crap and get a Garand! Yes sir! He would procure a Garand, carry for a while and repeat the process.
My uncle loved his M1 carbine in Korea, nothing but praise for it. Thanks for your service sir!
I liked the carbine too - but still preferred my kick-butt M14 for the day-to-day stuff. Sounds like your mother-in-law’s father was my kind of guy!
Appreciate your thanks, Sir.
Semper Fi