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Camp Perry - Shooters' Holiday

About 15 years ago, a movie entitled "Shooters' Holiday" was made of the activities at Camp Perry, Ohio. The title of that movie best describes the 1954 National Matches held there this year from August 11 through September 5. During these three weeks there were enough widely varied activities to capture the interest of anyone concerned with guns and shooting and good fellowship.

This year there were 2,190 competitors at Camp Perry and that figure does not include relatives and friends of the competitors, or all of those who attended the schools. Just what is it that attracts so many people from all over the country to come to live and shoot at Perry each year during the National Matches?

First, there were 135 shooting matches conducted by the National Rifle Association of America. These matches were for all types of small arms - 33 for pistols and revolvers, 50 for small-bore rifle, 26 for high power rifle, 26 for muzzle-loading rifles and pistols. In addition, there were four matches - two with the Service pistol and two with the Service rifle - conducted by the U.S. Government's National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice.

Second, there were five schools (no entry requirements or fee), one school to teach novices how to shoot and four schools to teach experienced shooters how to teach other persons the mechanics and value of marksmanship, and safe gun handling.

A 104-page program was issued by the National Rifle Association to tell participants about the National Matches, the schools, housing, camp regulations, and a myriad of other detail. The Department of the Army's Circular 53, giving the rules and regulations for the National Trophy Matches and two Small Arms Firing Schools, alone runs to 23 pages.

Here is a summary of activities and participants in each of the 1954 National Matches:

Dates Activity Number of
Participants
Aug. 11-15 Small Arms Firing School, Rifle 306
Aug. 16-26 National High Power Rifle Matches 871
Aug. 21-22 Muzzle-Loading Rifle & Pistol Matches 83
Aug. 22 National Trophy Individual Rifle Matches 778
Aug. 24-26 Small Arms Firing School, Pistol 236
Aug. 24 National Trophy Rifle Team Matches 57 Teams
Aug. 25-Sept. 4 National Pistol & Revolver Matches 675
Aug. 27-30 Junior & Tyro School 107
Aug. 28-29 Hunter Safety Training School 84
Aug. 29-Sept. 1 Range Officers' & Referees' School 48
Aug. 29-Sept. 5 National Smallbore Rifle Matches 561
Sept. 4 National Trophy Individual Pistol Match 522
Sept. 4 National Trophy Pistol Team Match 46 Teams

The 1954 National Matches were sponsored and conducted by the National Rifle Association of America and the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. The facilities at Camp Perry, Ohio, were made available for the Matches by the Adjutant General's Department of the State of Ohio. The U.S. Marine Corps provided officers to serve on the staff and personnel to operate the ranges. The U.S. Army operated the camp itself and provided a team of instructors from the Infantry Center at Fort Benning, Ga., to conduct two Small Arms Firing Schools. The Ohio National Guard provided personnel and equipment necessary to act as host for all National Guard teams attending the Matches. The U.S. Army's Chief of Ordnance supplied weapons as well as personnel to issue and repair the rifle and pistols used in some of the events at Camp Perry. The U.S. Coast Guard provided a patrol boat on Lake Erie to insure that small craft did not get into the danger area.

Excerpt from the American Rifleman Magazine

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Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph

Marine Corps Rifle & Pistol Team, Camp Perry, Ohio, August 23, 1954

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Benner Takes Rapid-Fire Pistol Meet

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. 1 (UP) MSgt Huelet Benner, pistol team coach at West Point, topped the fired for the second straight day yesterday in winning the rapid-fire competition for the American pistol team.

Benner, who won the slow-fire tryouts Sunday, scored 1,163 out of a possible 1,200 in the rapid-fire. Marine 1st Lt William McMillan, Turtle Creek, Pa., was second with 1,162; Marine Capt Thomas Mitchell, Meadows, Tex., third with 1,147 and Philip Roettinger, Washington, D.C., fourth with 1,145. Harry Reeves, Detroit, present American pistol champion, was fifth with a 1,142 score.

Arthur Jackson, Washington, D.C., topped the small-bore rifle shooting with a 2,277 out of a possible 2,400 in the semi-final tryouts for the national team.

Verle Wright, Fort Wayne, Ind., was second with 2,270.

Stars & Stripes, September 2, 1954


Cop Leading In Pistol Shoot

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. 1 (Special) - As gusty 25-mph winds quartered across the range yesterday, Lt. Harry Reeves of the Detroit police force took the lead in the first phase of the National Pistol Championship. Reeves, the defending champion, had a score of 861 out of a possible 900.

Second position was held by Ray H. Berlo, a policeman from Boston. Two members of the all-Army pistol squad were in third and fourth places. Maj William Hancock fired an 854 to trail Berlo by five points for the third spot, while CWO Oscar Weinmeister had 850 for fourth.

Hancock is stationed at Ft. Bliss, Tex., and Weinmeister is from Ft. Knox, Ky.

Caracas Meet

Matches to be fired today will be with the .38-cal pistol while yesterday's matches were with the .22-cal pistol.

Earlier, MSgt Joseph Benner, Army pistol coach from West Point and an Olympic champion, was high scorer in eliminations to select a team for the international pistol shoots in Caracas, Venezuela, AP said.

Benner totaled 1,080 points to 1,077 for Army Capt John F. Dodge, of New York City, and 1,074 for Reeves.

Following Reeves, in order were: LtCol Walter Walsh, Arlington, Va., 1,072; CWO Offutt Pinion, San Francisco, 1,065; Capt John Jagoda, Parris Island, S.C., 1,060; SC1C Luther Yocum, Norfolk, Va., 1,058; Ralphy W. Anthony, Dallas, Tex., 1,058 and 1st Lt William McMillan, Turtle Creek, Pa., 1,058.

Stars & Stripes, September 2, 1954

Detroit Policeman Nears 6th Crown In Perry Match

CAMP PERRY, Sept. 2 (Special) Detroit Police Lt Harry Reeves yesterday came a step closer with his bid to retain the national individual pistol championship.

At the conclusion of yesterday's matches Reeves had a combined aggregate of 1,731 out of a possible 1,800, as the tourney neared the two-thirds mark.

His margin virtually assures him of his sixth championship when the third and final round is fired today. He would be the first person ever to win the pistol crown that many times.

Raymond Berlo of Boston is in second place with 1,718 points.

MSgt Huelet (Joe) Benner, of West Point, moved into fourth position in the race for the national pistol championship by winning the center fire yesterday with a score of 872 out of a possible 900.

Maj William Hancock, of Ft. Bliss, Tex., teammate of Benner, is in fifth place with a total of 1,704, eight points behind Benner.

Matches fired Tuesday were with the .22-cal pistol. Yesterday's events were fired with .38-cal pistol or larger.

The individual title race ends today with the .45-cal matches.

The national individual championship will be determined by the highest total score for all three days of firing.

The National Rifle Assn. team championships will be held Friday.

Climax of the matches will be the national trophy team and individual championship, which will be held Saturday.

Stars & Stripes, September 3, 1954

Cop Retains Pistol Crown

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. 3 (Special) - The 1954 national pistol championship was won for the sixth time yesterday by Lt Harry Reeves of the Detroit police force. Reeves, the “automatic man” of shooting, took the top pistol title again this year, beating out his nearest opponent, J. C. White of the U.S. Border Patrol, by 15 points - 2,587-2,572.

In third place was the top Army competitor, MSgt Huelet (Joe) Benner, whose name is as familiar as Reeves' in the record book, is stationed at West Point. Benner found the windy weather not to his liking, as he fell 21 points behind in the first day's firing of the .22-cal pistol to a sixth-place spot from which he never emerged.

Benner, however, won the national .45-cal individual pistol title yesterday with a score of 859, three points better than second-place Reeves. This gave the Army non-com two of three national titles - the .38-cal he won Wednesday, and the .45-cal. Reeves won the .22-cal title Tuesday.

Reeves' 1954 victory was a repeat of 1953 and the sixth time he has won the title since his first victory in 1940. Benner, the next highest winner, has won the national title three times.

Today will see the competition for the national pistol team championship with top Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and police teams vying for the title.

The national pistol matches will end tomorrow as the national trophy pistol matches, both team and individual, are fired. Gen Matthew B. Ridgway, Army Chief of Staff, will be present to confer the awards.

Stars & Stripes, September 4, 1954

Army Pistol Unit Wins .22, .38 Titles at Perry

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. 4 (INS) - The U.S. Army pistol squad successfully defended its national .22-cal team title yesterday and added the national .38-cal team laurels, but lost the national pistol team championship to the U.S. Marine Corps by 23 points.

The Marine Corps “blue” squad, which did not win a match, compiled a total score of 3,386 to the Army “red” squad score of 3,363 out of 3,600. The national pistol team championship was based on the teams' total score with .22, .38 and .45-cal pistols.

The .45-cal pistol title went to the U.S. Border Patrol with a score of 1,127 out of 1,200.

The .22-cal and .38-cal team championships went to the U.S. Army “red” and “black” teams respectively with scores of 1,146 and 1,125.

The national trophy matches for individuals and teams will be held today. These matches are sponsored by the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, an agency of the Department of the Army.

Trophy winners will receive their awards from Gen Matthew B. Ridgeway, Army Chief of Staff.

Stars & Stripes, September 5, 1954

Army Shatters Pistol Record At Perry Meet

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. 5 (INS) - The Army pistol team yesterday shattered a record which has stood since the beginning of the national matches in 1904. Army pistol shooters took both the National Trophy Individual pistol match and the National Trophy team match to conclude the 1954 matches.

Maj William Hancock, Ft. Bliss, Tex., fired 285 out of a possible 300 points to win the General Custer Trophy, emblem of victory in the International individual trophy race.

Lt Harry Reeves, of the Detroit police force, trailed Hancock by one point. LtCol Walter Walsh, USMC, placed third with 283, one point behind Reeves.

Awards for the teams and individual victories were presented by Gen John E. Dahlquist, Army Field Forces CG, Ft. Monroe, Va.

In the National Trophy pistol team match the Army “gray” squad came from behind to edge a tough Marine Corps team to win the Gold Cup Trophy with a score of 1,108 out of a possible 1,200.

Not since the national matches were instituted has any service copped both titles in the same year. This was the Army's second consecutive victory in the National Trophy team match.

Firing members of the Army's “gray” team and their individual scores were: LtCol Ellis Lea, Ft. Benning, Ga., 269; Pfc Richard Amundsen, Ft. Lewis, Wash., 279; Capt Forrest R. Smith, Ft. Riley, Kan., 278; Capt John F. Dodds, U.S. Army, Europe, 283.

The nonfirinig captain of the team was Maj Lloyd C. Hummert, Camp Chaffee, Ark. Coach was LtCol Thomas J. Sharpe, Washington.

Stars & Stripes, September 6, 1954

Army Tops Pistol Competition; Marine Team Takes Second Spot

Camp Perry, Ohio - The U.S. Army Pistol Team made a clean sweep of the National Trophy Individual and Team Championships last week.

The National Trophy Individual Championship was won by Army Maj. William Hancock of Fort Bliss, Tex., and the National Trophy Team Championship was won by the Army Grey Squad with a score of 1108 out of a possible 1200. The Marine Corps Gray Team took second place with 1105.

Maj. Hancock won the individual match with 285 out of 300 followed by Lt. Harry Reeves of the Detroit Police Department in second place with 284. LtCol. Walter R. Walsh of the Marine Corps Team had a 283 for third place.

There are two major championships in the National Matches. One is the National Trophy Championship and the other is the National Pistol Championship. The National Rifle Association sponsors the pistol championship and the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice sponsors the trophy championship.

The National Pistol Championship matches are open to all competitors while the National Trophy Matches are limited to personnel who have not fired in that particular match for two of the last three years.

The Marine Corps Blue Team took the National Pistol Team Championship and Detroit Police Lt. Harry Reeves took the National Individual Pistol Championship.

In the pistol matches, which started Tuesday, Aug. 31, the Marine Corps shooters captured only a few minor individual matches. The majority of the individual matches were won by two of the country's best marksmen, Lt. Reeves and Benner took all the important individual tests with the exception of the National Trophy Individual Match, which Maj. Hancock won.

The Marine Corps team showed its colors in the team matches by winning one and making the other competitors go down to the wire in the other.

LtCol. Walter R. Walsh, Capt. John M. Jagoda, Capt. Thomas R. Mitchell and 2dLt. William W. McMillan, Jr., comprised the Marine Corps Blue Team which won the National Pistol Team Championship.

On the individual side, LtCol. Walsh won one of the .38 caliber matches and 2dLt. McMillan won the New-Comers Match. The NRA Life Members Match was won by Capt. Mitchell.

LtCol. Philip C. Roettinger, a Marine Corps Reservist of Arlington, Va., won all first places in the individual matches under the classification, "Reserve, not on active duty."

In the International Pistol and Rifle Team semi-final tryouts the Marine Corps heavy hitters more than held their own. Col. Walsh, Col. Roettinger, Capt. Jagoda and 2dLt. McMillan earned the right to go to Fort Benning, Ga., to try out for the big International Pistol Team which will represent the U.S. in the world matches to be held in Venezuela this winter.

2dLt. James M. Smith of the Marine Corps Rifle Team was picked for the International Rifle Team tryouts which will also be held at Fort Benning.

The Parris Island Boot, Friday, September 10, 1954

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2d Lt William W. McMillan, Jr.

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2ND LT. WM. McMILLAN, JR. IS MEMBER OF CRACK
PISTOL TEAM

2nd Lt. William W. McMillan, Jr., son of William W. McMillan of 1810 James St., Monroeville, is a member of the Marine Corps Rifle and Pistol Team which captured the National Rifle Trophy Championship and National Pistol Championship.

He is also a firing member of the Pistol Team which placed second in the National Trophy Championship matches here ended September 4.

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Six Island Marines received awards last Friday at a formal parade and review held on the Main parade ground. Pictured above as they salute MajGen. Edwin A. Pollock, (not shown) are, left to right, 1stLt. William W. McMillan, TSgt. Kenneth E. Broughton, SSgt. Thaddeus A. Laird, Cpl. Robert H. Capossela, Cpl. Thomas E. Brewer and Cpl. Frederick J. Olejarz.

Six Islanders Awarded At Ceremonies

Two National Trophy Match medals and five Letters of Commendation were presented to Island Marines during formal ceremonies held on the main parade ground last Friday.

Making the presentations at a formal parade and review, was MajGen. Edwin A. Pollock, commanding general.

Gen. Pollock, in behalf of the Commandant of the Marine Corps presented 1stLt. William W. McMillan with bronze and silver medals in recognition for his part in the National Rifle Association on .45 caliber Team Championship Match.

In a Letter of Commendation to TSgt. Kenneth E. Broughton, senior drill instructor of Depot Honor Platoon, 441, 2d Battalion, Gen. Pollock praised the DI for his "value contribution to the maintenance of that high level of training which has been, and must remain, so characteristic of the Marine Corps."

Also lauded by the commanding general in a Letter of Commendation for training a Depot Honor Platoon was SSgt. Thaddeus A. Laird of 3d Battalion.

A Letter of Commendation was awarded to Cpl. Robert H. Capossela, whose efforts at Weapons Battalion merited him a "well done" from Gen. Pollock.

Cpl. Thomas E. Brewer, also of Weapons Battalion, was praised for coaching 94 recruits into a qualification percentage of 88.3. His citation from the commanding general read, in part, "You are commended for your outstanding professional ability and devotion to duty on one of the most important jobs in the Marine Corps."

Gen. Pollock also commended Cpl. Frederick J. Olejarz, rifle coach at Weapons Battalion, for a job "well done." Cpl. Olejarz coached 268 recruits for a qualification percentage of 88.4.

The Parris Island Boot, Friday, February 4, 1955

National Trophy Individual Pistol Match
“General Custer Trophy”
10 shots at 50 yds., slow-fire; 10 shots at 25 yds., timed-fire
10 shots at 25 yds. rapid-fire. U.S. Caliber .45 M1911 pistol.
Place Name Agency/Service Score
1st William A. Hancock USA 285
2nd Harry W. Reeves Detroit Police 284
3rd Walter R. Walsh USMC 283
4th Earle M. Farrant Los Angeles Police 283
5th Huelet L. Benner USA 282
6th William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC 282

Source: American Rifleman, Vol. 102, No. 10, October 1954


National Trophy Pistol Team Match
“Gold Cup Trophy”
10 shots at 50 yds., slow-fire; 10 shots at 25 yds., timed-fire
10 shots at 25 yds., rapid-fire. U.S. Caliber .45 M1911 pistol.
(Four firing members per team)
Place Team Competitors Score
Winner USA 'Gray'
Team Captain: Lloyd C. Hummert
John F. Dodds: 282
Forest R. Smith: 278
Richard C. Amundsen: 279
Ellis Lea: 269
1108
2nd USMC 'Gray'
Team Captain: James K. Young
Charles J. O'Malley: 271
Almon J. Redmond: 284
Joseph P. Taylor: 271
Frederick W. Filkins: 279
1105
3rd USCG 'Blue'
Team Captain: J. J. McClelland
S. H. Hatch: 267
L. D. Santman: 266
E. C. Jones: 283
Manson E. Meekins: 279
1095

Source: American Rifleman, Vol. 102, No. 10, October 1954


National Pistol Champsionship Match No. 201
“Harrison Cup Trophy”
Aggregate of Matches 202, 203, and 204
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit Police 2587
2nd - - Joseph C. White, Jr. USBP 2572
3rd - - Huelet L. Benner USA 2571
4th - - Raymond H. Berlo Boston, MA 2554
5th - - William A. Hancock USA 2553
6th - - William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC 2551
7th - - Leonard M. Rizzola USN 2548
8th - - John C. Forman - 2547
9th - - John W. Hurst Los Angeles Police 2542
10th - - William T. Toney, Jr. USBP 2536
High Service Master Huelet L. Benner USA 2571
High Reserve Master Philip C. Roettinger USMCR 2523
High National Guard Master Daniel Reeves Tennessee NG 2452
High Police Master Harry W. Reeves Detroit Police 2587
High Woman Master Lucille Chambliss Winter Haven, FL 2441
High Woman Master Gertrude E. Backstrom Hoquiam, WA 2439
High Woman Master Margaret Culbertson Sierra Madre, CA 2395
High Civilian Master Ulrich O. Drexl - 2507
High Service Expert Arthur C. Mangham USAF 2483
High - Sharpshooter John E. Grindell - 2402
High Service Marksman John L. Keyser USAF 2348

Source: American Rifleman, Vol. 102, No. 10, October 1954 & NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.22 Caliber Aggregate Championship Match No. 202
"Walker Trophy"
Aggregate of Matches 214, 215, 216, and 217
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit Police 861
2nd - - Raymond Berlo Boston, MA 859
3rd - - William A. Hancock USA 854
4th - - Oscar K. Weinmeister USA 850
5th - - Joseph C. White, Jr. USBP 850
High Service Master William A. Hancock USA 854
High Reserve Master Philip C. Roettinger USMC 824
High National Guard Master Homer G. Pearson Tennessee NG 806
High Police Masters Harry W. Reeves Detroit Police 861
High Woman Master Helen Virginia Gardner - 803
High Civilian Master N. R. Plunkett - 831
High - Expert Arthur C. Mangham USAF 831
High - Sharpshooter John Prehle USA 811
High - Marksman Glenn D. Robertson USA 811

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.38 Caliber Aggregate Championship Match No. 203
"Colonel Gillard H. Clarke Memorial Trophy"
Aggregate of Matches 218, 219, 220, and 221
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 872
2nd - - Harry E. Reeves Detroit Police 870
3rd - - Joseph C. White, Jr. USBP 867
4th - - Offutt Pinion USN 864
5th - - William T. Toney, Jr. USBP 863
High Service Master Huelet L. Benner USA 872
High Reserve Master Philip C. Roettinger USMCR 857
High National Guard Master Homer G. Pearson Tennessee NG 840
High Police Master Harry E. Reeves Detroit Police 870
High Woman Master Gertrude E. Backstrom Hoquiam, WA 840
High Civilian Master Frank Borneman - 847
High - Expert Leonard R. Robbinson USA 849
High - Sharpshooter Gasper P. DeFino USA 830
High - Marksman Glenn D. Robertson USA 814

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.45 Caliber Aggregate Championship Match No. 204
"Orton Memorial Trophy"
Aggregate of Matches 222, 223, 224, and 225
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 859
2nd - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit Police 856
3rd - - Joseph C. White, Jr. USBP 855
4th - - William T. Toney, Jr. USBP 854
5th - - Luther W. Yocum USN 853
High Service Master Huelet L. Benner USA 859
High Reserve Master Philip C. Roettinger USMCR 842
High National Guard Master Daniel Reeves Tennessee NG 812
High Police Master Harry W. Reeves Detroit Police 856
High Woman Master Lucile W. Chambliss Winter Haven, FL 813
High Civilian Master Ulrich O. Drexl - 840
High - Expert Richard C. Amundsen USA 832
High - Sharpshooter Kenneth E. Chasteen - 798
High - Marksman O. W. Lindholm USA 788

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


International Aggregate Match No. 205
Aggregate of Matches 207 and 208
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Total
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 1128-60
High - Expert Arthur S. Manchester USA 1073-60
High - Sharpshooter Norman P. Hughes - 944-58
High - Marksman William M. Harris, IV - 907-54

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954

Medal

1st Place Team "Regular" Service Medal


National Pistol Team Championships Match No. 206
Aggregate of Matches 226, 227, and 228
Place Division Class Team Competitors Total
Winner - - USMC 'Blue' Walter R. Walsh
John M. Jagoda
Thomas R. Mitchell
William W. McMillan, Jr.
3386
2nd - - USA 'Red' - 3362
High Service Master USMC 'Blue' Walter R. Walsh
John M. Jagoda
Thomas R. Mitchell
William W. McMillan, Jr.
3386
High Reserve Master USMCR 'Red' - 3319
High Police Master USBP - 3348
High Civilian Master Cincinnati Revolver Club - 3248
High - Expert U.S. Army 'Black' - 3329
High - Sharpshooter 3rd Army 'Gold' - 3176
High - Marksman 5th Army 'Blue' - 3086

Source: American Rifleman, Vol. 102, No. 10, October 1954 & NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


NRA Life Members' Match No. 209
Camp Perry Course, .22 Caliber
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Thomas R. Mitchell USMC 293 (98 RF, 50 2nd String)
2nd - - John A. Crosby USAF 293 (98 RF, 49 2nd String)
3rd - - Thomas D. Elton USN 293 (96 RF)
4th - - Walter R. Walsh USMC 290
5th - - Jefferson J. Fell - 289 (98 RF)
High - Expert Arthur C. Mangham USAF 289 (94 RF)
High - Sharpshooter George S. Sepesie - 283
High - Marksman L. R. Colembeck - 264

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


NRA Annual Members' Match No. 210
Camp Perry Course, .22 Caliber
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Oscar K. Weinmeister USA 296
2nd - - Gasper P. DeFino USN 295
3rd - - Ward S. Oakley USA 293 (77 RF, 0-7)
4th - - William F. Sand USMCR 293 (97 RF, 1-7)
5th - - Elmer W. Hilden USBP 293 (86 RF)
High - Expert Samuel F. Rise USA 292
High - Sharpshooter D. A. Dividio USA 288
High - Marksman Johnnie M. Martin USA 285

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


Old-Timers' Match No. 211
National Match Course, any Center-fire
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Jefferson J. Fell - 286
2nd - - Lee Chapman - 283
3rd - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit Police 282
4th - - Frederick J. Keifer USA 281 (99 RF)
5th - - Milton G. Klipfel USMC 281 (96 RF, 0-8)
High - Expert Maurice E. Belisle USA 276
High - Sharpshooter William S. Brophy, Jr. USA 259
High - Marksman Robert L. Mayer USA 267

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954

Medal

1st Place Newcomers Match Medal


New-Comers' Match No. 212
National Match Course, any Center-fire
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC 285 (95 RF)
2nd - - Richard C. Amundsen USA 285 (92 RF)
3rd - - Thomas D. Elton USN 281 (99 RF)
4th - - Frank Borneman - 281 (92 RF)
5th - - Joseph F. Gregory USA 279 (94 RF)
High - Expert Lloyd C. Hummert USA 279 (93 RF)
High - Sharpshooter Wayne Schwenke USA 277
High - Marksman Richard L. Dalton USA 267

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


Warm-Up Match No. 213
National Match Course, .45 Caliber
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit Police 288 (50 last string)
2nd - - Charles K. Millsap USMC 288 (49 last string)
3rd - - James T. Hurt - 287
4th - - Roy D. Marshall - 282 (96 RF)
5th - - Charles R. Atkinson - 282 (95 RF)
High - Expert Arthur C. Mangham USAF 281
High - Sharpshooter D. A. Dividio USA 274
High - Marksman Paul Clark USA 268

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.22 Caliber Slow Fire Match No. 214
20 shots, slow-fire, 50 yds.
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 191
2nd - - Roy D. Marshall - 188 (93 last string)
3rd - - John C. Forman - 188 (92 last string)
4th - - William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC 188 (1-7)
5th - - Elmer W. Hilden USBP 185 (3-8)
High - Expert T. W. Armour - 182
High - Sharpshooter Lawrence Englert - 171
High - Marksman Glenn D. Robertson USA 171

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.22 Caliber Timed Fire Match No. 215
20 shots, timed-fire, 25 yds
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Presley A. O'Gren USBP 197 (0-8)
2nd - - Joseph C. White, Jr. USBP 197 (1-8)
3rd - - Arthur J. Purser USA 196 (50 last string)
4th - - Robert E. Knight USA 196 (48 last string)
5th - - William A. Hancock USA 195 (0-8, 49-4th)
High - Expert Hugh Bailey - 195

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.22 Caliber Rapid Fire Match No. 216
20 shots, rapid-fire, 25 yds.
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - William A. Hancock USA 197 (49 last string)
2nd - - James E. Clark Shreveport, LA 197 (48 last string)
3rd - - Milton E. Milleman - 195 (0-8)
4th - - Raymond H. Berlo Boston, MA 195 (2-8)
5th - - John M. Jagoda USMC 194 (0-8, 49 last string)
High - Expert Gil Hebard - 192
High - Sharpshooter Phillip W. O'Dwyer USAF 192 (48 last string)
High - Marksman Larry E. Srock USN 189

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.22 Caliber National Match Course Match No. 217
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Raymond H. Berlo Boston, MA 293
2 - - John M. Jagoda USMC 292
3 - - Milton G. Klipfel USMC 291
4 - - Jefferson J. Fell - 288 (99 RF, 50 last string)
5 - - Ward S. Oakley USA 288 (99 RF, 49 last string)
High - Expert Walter H. Fortuna - 280 (100 RF)
High - Sharpshooter Kenneth E. Chasteen - 282
High - Marksman Robert L. Mayer - 276

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.38 Caliber Slow Fire Match No. 218
20 shots, slow-fire, 50 yds.
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Walter R. Walsh USMC 191
2nd - - Offutt Pinion USA 190
3rd - - Chester T. Harvie USA 189
4th - - Huelet L. Benner USA 188 (0-7)
5th - - William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC 188 (1-7)
High - Expert R. J. Fairfield, Jr. USA 185
High - Sharpshooter Wayne Schwenke USA 179
High - Marksman David L. Davis - 175

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.38 Caliber Timed Fire Match No. 219
20 shots, timed-fire, 25 yds.
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Joseph C. White, Jr. USBP 199 (50-4th string)
2nd - - Frederick W. Filkins USMC 199 (49-5th string)
3rd - - William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC 198 (50-4th string, 50-3rd)
4th - - Walter R. Walsh USMC 198 (50-4th string, 49-3rd)
5th - - John W. Porter - 198 (50-4th string, 48-3rd)
High - Expert Leonard R. Robinson USA 196
High - Sharpshooter Dave R. Bullington USA 193 (0-8)
High - Marksman Richard L. Dalton USA 190

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.38 Caliber Rapid Fire Match No. 220
20 shots, rapid-fire, 25 yds.
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 198
2nd - - Thomas J. Sharpe USA 197 (50-4th string)
3rd - - W. F. Lafferty USA 197 (49-4th string)
4th - - Frederick W. Filkins USMC 196 (98 shoot-off)
5th - - David H. Thomas USA 197 94 shoot-off)
High - Expert Lloyd C. Hummert USA 196
High - Sharpshooter Kenneth L. Cowan - 194
High - Marksman John L. Keyser USAF 184

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.38 Caliber National Match Course Match No. 221
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 292
2nd - - Richard J. Hardaway USMCR 292 (50-2d string TF)
3rd - - Walter R. Walsh USMC 292 (49-2d string TF)
4th - - Raymond H. Berlo Boston, MA 291 (98 RF)
5th - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit Police 291 (96 RF)
High - Expert Maurice E. Belisle USA 287
High - Sharpshooter Gasper P. DeFino USN 275
High - Marksman James D. Rose - 274

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.45 Caliber Slow Fire Match No. 222
20 shots, slow-fire, 50 yds.
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - John W. Hurst Los Angeles Police 191
2nd - - Leonard M. Rizzolla USN 190
3rd - - John Horian - 185 (42-2d string)
4th - - William A. Hancock USA 185 (40-2d string)
5th - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit Police 184 (0-7)
High - Expert Richard H. Gadd - 184
High
- Sharpshooter William R. Foley - 177
High - Marksman O. W. Lindholm USA 172

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.45 Caliber Timed Fire Match No. 223
20 shots, timed-fire, 25 yds.
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Edward A. Beckelhymer, Jr. - 199 (50-3d string)
2nd - - Earle M. Farrant - 199 (49-3d string)
3rd - - Huelet L. Benner USA 198 (50-3d string, 50-2d)
4th - - John M. Jagoda USMC 198 (50-3d string, 49-2d)
5th - - Walter R. Stark - 198 (50-3d string, 49-2d)
High - Expert Richard C. Amundsen USA 194
High - Sharpshooter Kenneth E. Chasteen - 194
High - Marksman Larry E. Srock USN 186

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.45 Caliber Rapid Fire Match No. 224
20 shots, rapid-fire, 25 yds.
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Harry W. Reeves

Detroit Police

195 0-8, (unbreakable tie 48 shoot-off)
2nd - - Frederick W. Filkins USMC 195 (0-8, unbreakable tie 44 shoot-off)
3rd - - William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC 195 (1-8)
4th - - Donald C. King - 194 (0-8, 48-4th string)
5th - - Walter R. Walsh USMC 194 (0-8, 47-4th string)
High - Expert Leonard R. Robinson - 192
High - Sharpshooter Perry T. Thompson, Jr. USN 184

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


.45 Caliber National Match Course Match No. 225
Place Division Class Name Agency/Service Score
Winner - - William T. Toney, Jr. USBZP 288
2nd - - Huelet L. Benner USA 287
3rd - - Luther W. Yocum USN 287
4th - - William H. Mellon USN 285 (99 RF)
5th - - Chester T. Harvie USA 285 (95 RF)
High - Expert Maurice E. Belisle USA 280
High - Sharpshooter Raymond D. Cannon, Jr. - 272
High - Marksman Thomas P. Irving - 263

Source: NRA Tournament News, Vol. 5, No. 2, Sep-Oct 1954


National .22 Caliber Team Championship Match No. 226
“High Standard Trophy”
National Match Course
Place Division Class Team Competitors Score
Winner - - USA 'Red' - 1146
2nd - - USA 'White' - 1144
High Servce Master USA 'Red' - 1146
High Reserve Master USMCR 'Red' - 1126
High Police Master Detroit Police 'A' - 1138
High Civilian Master Alamo Pistol Club - 1120
High - Expert 3rd Army 'Blue' - 1115
High - Sharpshooter 1st Army 'White' - 1095
High - Marksman 5th Army Area 'Blue' - 1064

Source: American Rifleman, Vol. 102, No. 10, October 1954


National .38 Caliber Team Championship Match No. 227
“Smith & Wesson Trophy”
National Match Course
Place Division Class Team Competitors Score
Winner - - USA 'Black' - 1125 (382 RF)
2nd - - USMC 'Blue' Walter R. Walsh
John M. Jagoda
Thomas R. Mitchell
William W. McMillan
1125 (379 RF)
High Service Master USA 'Black' - 1125 (382 RF)
High Reserve Master USMCR 'Red' - 1084
High Police Master Los Angeles Police - 1104
High Civilian Master Cincinnati Revolver Club - 1061
High - Expert USCG 'White' - 1081
High - Sharpshooter 1st Army Reserve - 1057
High - Marksman 5th Army Area 'Blue' - 1042

Source: American Rifleman, Vol. 102, No. 10, October 1954

Medal Medal

1st Place Team "Regular" Service / 2nd Place Team


National .45 Caliber Team Championship Match No. 228
“Colt Trophy”
National Match Course
Place Division Class Team Competitors Score
Winner - - USBP - 1127 (383 RF)
2nd - - USMC 'Blue' Walter R. Walsh
John M. Jagoda
Thomas R. Mitchell
William W. McMillan
1127 (382 RF)
High Service Master USMC 'Blue' Walter R. Walsh
John M. Jagoda
Thomas R. Mitchell
William W. McMillan
1127
High Reserve Master USMCR 'Red' - 1109
High Police Master USBP - 1127
High Civilian Master Cincinnati Revolver Club - 1081
High - Expert USA 'Black' - 1109
High - Sharpshooter 5th Army Area 'Red' - 1063
High - Marksman 5th Army Area 'Blue' - 980

Source: American Rifleman, Vol. 102, No. 10, October 1954


Mayleigh Cup International
Pistol Team Match
20 shots, slow-fire, 20 yds.
Place Name Agency/Service Score
1st Huelet L. Benner USA 189
2nd William T. Toney, Jr. USBP 189
3rd Chester T. Harvie USA 188
4th Thomas J. Sharpe USA 187
5th Andrew Mosser - 186
6th Thomas Kelly USAF 179
7th Daniel Krasun - 178
8th John W. Porter - 177
9th Ulrich O. Drexl - 173
10th Gertrude E. Backstrom Hoquiam, WA 167

Source: American Rifleman, Vol. 102, No. 10, October 1954

Alternates:
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Team Adjutant:
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