A package for Hitler. An infantryman in training at Fort Belvoir, Va., prepares to hurl a pineapple of the inedible variety.

A package for Hitler.

An American pineapple, of the kind the Axis finds hard to digest, is ready to leave the hand of an infantryman in training at Fort Belvoir, Va. American soldiers make good grenade throwers

A young soldier of the armored forces holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism. Infantryman with halftrack

Infantryman with halftrack, a young soldier of the armed forces, holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky

Infantryman with halftrack, a young soldier of the armed forces, holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism.

Infantryman with halftrack, a young soldier of the armed forces, holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky ALT

A young soldier of the armored forces holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky

Bombardiers in training at Fort Benning, Ga. use practice 100 lb - bombs to learn the routine of loading a light bombing plane.