John Cantius Garand was a designer of firearms best known for creating the first successful semi-automatic rifle to be put into active military service, the M1 Garand. Garand was born in St. Rémi, Quebec, and moved as a child to rural Connecticut. He attended school until he was twelve years old, and then became employed in a textile mill, where he was later promoted to machinist. After gaining the necessary experience, he was hired by a tool factory in Providence, … Wikipedia
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