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Championship Match ItSchodolsd At CampKltchi* By TroopsrsMemories of the »end andlun of half a hundred Army rifle rang* will haunt 4h* vetftrett soldiers of Company *J*V 319th Air-borne Infantry Regiment, tomorrow at Camp Ritchie when the unit goes on the range for the first time Rinee it was reactivated in 193? as Hagoratown’a own Reserve Parachute Infantry Company.Tile omie-famitiar cry of **Ready on the right, ready on the left, , ready on the firing line will again find the local troopers snuggling up to their rtu* butts as they prepare to qualify In the basic weapon ot the Infantry soldier—the weapon with which, In the final analysis, the modern doughboy wins a war— the MI rifle. lt;Lt. Thomas B, Hagerman. company commander, has announced that the coveted Trooper’s Trophy, traditionally awarded to the champion marksman of tho unit, has been received from the storagedepot and will be .preserved to the high scorer following the match. Competition is spirited when the Trooper’s Trophy is at stake, and a high average score isexpected.Firing will be in accordance with standard Army procedure, from prone, kneeling, sitting and standing positions, using both .22 and .30 calibre ammunition* Lt, Hager-j man, Lt. Doarnberger. Sgt. Elchel-fcerger and CpL Aiwhermau will art as range officers, and Sgt. First Class George J, BeCarlo of the Hag-Urstown Unit Instructor’s Office | will have general supervision of the • matches. U. Col. Paul S. Frank, i assistant Senior Army Instructor.I will be present as an observer from ! the Maryland Military District,
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Morning Herald
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Sat, Jun 23, 1951
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