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School to Train Sharpshooters for the United States Army
The Small Arms Firing School opens at Camp Perry Ohio on May 25 to train officers and enlisted men in rifle and pistol shooting. Maj. Smith W. Brookhart leads instruction with 500 plus officers already enrolled, aiming to create a corps of expert marksmen who can disseminate training across divisions and produce American snipers for Europe.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
United States
National Army
Army
Gen. Pershing
National Rifle Association of America
Lake Irie
Europe
England
Canada
Camp Perry
Ohio
Lake Erie
Put-in-Bay
Commodore Perry
Morton C. Mumma
Col
Mumma
Palma
Maj
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Brookhart
Shelltorn
Ihs
No Man's Land
Belgium