[Rockpile]

Re: post 126 -----"I think they purposely changed the pistol because York was violating some regulation by having the .45 and he didn't want that to be shown."

No, Corporal York was an NCO. He was ISSUED his 45 auto.

[Rockpile]

We should remember that Memorial Day was created in remebrance of the War Between The States. It was originally called Decoration Day and began on May 30, 1868 in order to decorate the graves of the recently deceased soldiers.

When I was a youngster in the 50s I recall going on Memeorial Day to the little rural Kansas cemeteries where some of the kinfolk were buried and putting flowers on their graves---including my GG Grandfather who was a Civil War veteran of infantry---three years 1861-64 and then two more years, 1864-66 in the US navy on river gunboats and in the Gulf.

[yarddog]

You could very well be right. I have no idea what the regulations were in WWI.

I am certain tho that the article did say that he did not have the .45 through legitimate channels.