During World War II, between 400,000 and 500,000 Hispanic Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces. They participated in all branches and fought in every major American battle, despite facing discrimination and segregation. While not officially segregated like African Americans, their contributions were significant and included earning numerous awards and medals for bravery.
158th Infantry Regiment
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The 158th Infantry Regiment, an Arizona National Guard unit of mostly Hispanic soldiers, also fought in the Pacific Theater. Early in the war, the 158th, nicknamed the “Bushmasters”, was deployed to protect the Panama Canal and completed jungle training. The unit later fought the Japanese in the New Guinea area in heavy combat and was involved in the liberation of the Philippine Islands (by this time the unit had been renamed the 158th Regimental Combat Team).[citation needed] General MacArthur referred to them as “the greatest fighting combat team ever deployed for battle.”[35] The 158th was selected as part of the spearhead of the invasion of Japan and slated to silence Japanese air warning stations south of Kyushu two days before the invasion. The planned invasion of Japan was never conducted; after Japan’s surrender, the unit was sent on October 13, 1945, to Yokohama, Japan, as part of the United States Army of occupation.[36][37]
M1903 bush master
In the training of the Jungle of South America the several soldiers, from 158th Infantry Regiment decided, to make their large M1903 rifle to a cut down carbine version for a more light and short with a handy use in the jungle, for training in the jungle for combat training.
The Bushmaster
The gun would have,
Rpm 69,
Dmg 22.7,
And it would affect velocity to a lower amount with a massive muzzle flash,
With it and make the prong taller than the front sight.
Also where I found more info on the gun.
An Official Journal Of The NRA
An Official Journal Of The NRA | Cut-Down Springfield: The Rare M1903…
The 158th Infantry would become associated with an obscure variant of the U.S. M1903 Springfield rifle, the so-called “Bushmaster Carbine.”
