John Garand

Canadian firearm designer (1888–1974).

Born January 1st, 1888 in Saint-Rémi.

Died February 16th, 1974 at 86 years old in Springfield.

Occupations
engineer, inventor
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel