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25195 - U.S. Infantryman Standing Firing M1 Garand, 1943-45 first legion Stalingrad 000 FT-17’s fell into GermanU. S. Infantryman Standing Firing M1 Garand, 1943 45 In 1891, the U. S. Army defined a rifle squad as seven privates and one corporal. In 1939 it was reorganized into a 12 man unit of three teams: Able, Baker, and Charlie. Able consisted of two riflemen serving as scouts, who along with the squad leader, formed the security element. The Baker element was a three man Browning Automatic Rifle team: the BAR man, his assistant, and an ammunition bearer.