John C. Garand - Inventor of new U.S. Army rifle. John C. Garand, inventor of the semi-automatic U.S.

John C. Garand - Inventor of new U.S. Army rifle. John C. Garand, inventor of the semi-automatic U.S. rifle, the .30 caliber M 1, at work in the U.S. Government Armory in Springfield, Mass. He is justly proud of the awards he has won for his work. Among his trophies are the Holley Medal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Rice Medal of the American Ordnance Association and the Lord & Taylor American Design Award. Millions of these rifles are being used against the Axis.