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I am sure there were times when GI's tried to carry as much ammo as they could, but generally, infantry likes to travel light.* I don't know of any action in which there was a shortage of ammo, but if there was there were always some of your side's soldiers who didn't need theirs any more.
I suggest a trip to a good library and a look at the WWII Time-Life picture books, as well as the "Willy and Joe" cartoon series. Don't trust re-enactors or even folks who were there, since memories fade.
*Which is why those stories about how "my uncle left me six German Mausers that he captured and carried with him until he came back...." are unlikely to be true.
Jim
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