Hey, Larry, we old mortar-men gotta' stick together!
I trained on the 4.2" and 81mm -- gun crew, FO and FDC -- was assigned to an 81mm squad in a rifle company. After about a year & a half, I was assigned to an anti-tank squad -- gunner and later squad leader on a M-40A1 106mm recoilless rifle. In those days that MOS code was 112 -- Heavy Weapons Infantryman (I think it's now 11C). I enjoyed the mortar/anti-tank role better than I would have being a rifleman although that 81mm and ammo got a little heavy on long humps. Also, we dug a lot of BIG holes.
