North Atlantic States
Revolver & Pistol Championships

Pistol Match Opens Today In Rockey Hill

Some 290 of the country's outstanding marksmen will begin competition today in the North Atlantic States Championship Match for pistol and revolver to be held at the Nimitz Range on West Street in Rocky Hill.

The tourney will get underway at 8 a.m. and will extended through Sunday. The competition will be open to the public.

Among topmarksmen competiting in the event will be Capt. William McMillan, holder of several national pistol records. Competing also will be a 45-man marksmanship team from the U. S. Marine Corps under Col. Walter Walsh; the First Army Marksmanship Unit; the Second Army Marksmanship Unit; and the Pacific Marksmanship Unit from Honolulu, Hawaii.

The tourney will also bring together several other military and civilian marksmanship units, and individual shooters.

Contestants will compete for three top trophies including the Nimitz Trophy, the Grand Aggregate Trophy, and the Civilian Trophy. Several other trophies and marksmanship medals will be awarded.

Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, Friday, July 10, 1959, Page 5

TOP SHOTS

The North Atlantic Revolver and Pistol championships held in Rocky Hill this weekend were old stuff to Capt. William W. McMillan, Marine Corps. He won the individual title with an aggregate total of 2,642 which set a new record for the Nimitz Range. The old record was 2,600. McMillan also came within beating the world record, 2,653. He holds this record also. BM1 Erwin Chase, Coast Guard, is second place winner with 2,608. And in the team championships, it was the Marines again. Team results were, .38 revolver, 1,163 and second, .22 pistol, 1,169. The first team included: Capt. R. F. Fisher, M/Sgt. John Creech, Gunnery Sgt. Michael Pietroforte, and S/Sgt. Anthony Mucci. The second team included: Capt. McMillan, 1st Sgt. Robert Jones, S/Sgt. Edmond Sarver and Sgt. Lawrence Hausman. About 40 men, representing teams from various armed services and civilian organizations competed.

The Hartford Courant, Monday, July 13, 1959, Page 4

COMER

Pfc. Harry Leo Roy, Marine of Coventry, is the man to watch in furture national pistol and revolver championship matches, says the man who knows, Capt. William McMillan, winner of the North Atlantic States individual title Sunday at Rocky Hill. The Coventry man scored 2,569. His record is comendable because he's been firing for a little more than a year or since he joined the Marines in March, 1958. He already has 11 trophies. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roy, formerly of Manchester, and now of Coventry.

The Hartford Courant, Monday, July 13, 1959, Page 4