Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-17
Expert Riflemen, SharpShoOters
And Marksmen Numerous in
The National Guard.
SOON BEGIN SEASONS WORK.
Major Williams Getting Ready to start
Men In Preliminary Practise.

The msrksmen OF the Nationai Guard
OF Utah viii receive this week the
decorations won during last years
range practise season. tine abstract pf
the annual target report having been
completed and filed with the adiutant
general The annual report. mention
Of which was made Monda>. showed a
great advance in marksman- hip during
tho year.
Major W. c. WILLIAMS is beginning
preparations Tor beginning this years
work at the targets A range officer
is 90 be appointed at an early date 60
actively take charge ~ small arms
practise and preliminary drill with the
rifle In sighting and aiming is to be
begun al once. Recruits and other
members OF the guard who have not
had range practise will be- thoroughly
drilled in these urplImiuariCs and this
training viii boz followed by indoor mr.
ing with the regulation army rifle
chsmbered for ammunition Of p cali
Der. BY the time they have completed
this course. the range season viii have
begun and o. stronger effort than ever
will bee made to develop proficiency
with the rife II Is anticipated that
the annual state rife meet will be held
Immediately after the return Of the
state troops from the maneuver camp
to be held during the first two weeks
in August.
WHO THE EXPERTS ARE.
The abstract Of the annual report OF
small arms practise shows the follow
ing 10 have qualified In the grades Of
expert riheman, sharpshooter, marks
man and first class:
Expert rihemen-Sergeant Hllson,
y. c. =; Lieut. g. r. Lawrence. Co.
b. ogden, Private Joseph Henrie, Co.
+. Manti. Sergeant n. L. Anderson,
Sergeant c. s. Gardiner, CO. II, salt
Lake; Sergeant G. w. Wilson Sergeant
J. W. Farrell. Sergeant Leroy Warth-
man. signal corps Salt Lake Lieuten-
ant Max Brown First battery.
Sharp shooters-Captain ". r.
Kneass Private l.. Mortensen. Ser
geant r. smith. Sergeant John Way, Co.
b ogden: Sergeant A. l.. Buchanan,
Co r. Manti; Captain r. l.. Bourne,
Corporal Dean Swift, signal corps
Captain W. G.. webb. Private Lester
Wire. Corporal Earl NanCott, First
battery.
Marksmen-C Colonel Charles G. Plum
mer. Captain G. n. Arms. r and =,
First infantry. Sergeant Frank Smith,
Private George stone, Private Charles
Pincome. CO. D. ogden; Lieutenant =.
v simpson. Private e. =. Russell,
Captain II. X. Eakle. co. G. salt Lake;
Private l.. p. Nelson. Lieutenant G. G..
Barton. co. u, Mt Pleasant; Lieuten-
ant l.. Christensen, Private +. Nebeker,
co. r.. Richheld; Lieutenant r. r.
Munk. Sergeant J. r. Whitbeck, Cor
poral William Munk. Corporal Elmer
Anderson. co. r, Manti; Sergeant v.
T. Bule Private Charles Jones. Lieu
tenant w. A. Campbell. Co. n. Salt
Lake: Lieutenant Paul Armstrong.
Corporal Robert Richardson, Private
Val Hoy. Lieutenant r. Dewitt Foster,
Master signal Electrician John F.
smith. Corporal Lambert Corporal
Cornell. Private Ellcrbeck, Private
simpson Private BruRger, Private
Bauer Private Sharp, First battery
First Class-Corporal Ed Wilfong.
co. y. ogden. Sergeant F. Peterson,
Private J. Hansen. Private Beal. co. +.
Richheld: Capt. j. NJ. Anderson Lieu
tenant u. A. Wintch. Sergeant r.
Hansen. Corporal j. r. Wilson, Private
Lee Larson. Private Lee Munk. Private
l.. Wilson, Private Ried voorhees, co. =.
Manti, Corporal G. Thorpe. Lieutenant
Charles Rasmussen, Co. G., Ephralm;
Private Merrill. Co. n, salt Lake;
private r. Stringfellow. Private H. r.
Hunter. Private MILFORD Peterson
Sergeant Dennis Christensen, Sergeant
b a.. settle. Private Ralph Archbold
Private George Faust signal corps
Salt Lake; Private Lambert First
battery.
THE DECORATIONS
The badges awarded the first three
classes OF men are of three styles. For
me expert rihemen, who rank highest
iu the Cla4sihcations. men who have
fred al coo. 500. 500. 500 and 900 yards
ana az 200 yards rapid fire and Skin
mish run, the badges are Of silver. 81
design OF crossed rifles and "a laurel
wreath suspended nom a bar with the
words Expert Rl1eman' standing out
boldly The sharpshooters are award
ed "a badge OF silver. the design being
"A Maltese cross with a facsimile OF
military target in the center. suspended
from "a bar bearing the word sharp
shooter" For the marksmen, silver
bar bearing the word "Marksman' is
awarded. No award Is now made for
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