Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. ANNUAL MATCHES OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. ANNUAL MATCHES OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

1927

On the 1927 rifle matches held at Camp Perry, Ohio. Reel 1 shows members from many teams firing rifles in various positions and from various distances; and pistol shooters on the firing line. Reel 2 shows additional views of the rifle competition. Gen. Summerall addresses a gathering. Gen. Lejeune visits the firing line. Gen. Hammond and Adm. Ziegemeier address an assembly on the last day of the matches and Gen. Allen awards prizes to winning teams and individuals.

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Allen, Henry T. (Henry Tureman), 1859-1930

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Army officer. From the description of Papers of Henry T. Allen, 1806-1933 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 66095804 Henry Tureman Allen (1859-1930), U.S. Army officer, was born at Sharpsburg, Kentucky, the thirteenth child and ninth son of Ruben Sanford and Susannah Shumate Allen. The immigrant ancestor on his father''s side went to Virginia in 1636; his mother descended from a Huguenot settler in Virginia whose name, de la Soumatte, was transformed to Shumate. Al...

Ziegemeier, Henry J. (Henry Joseph), 1869-1930

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Henry Joseph Ziegemeier was born March 27, 1869, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He received his commission as Ensign in the U.S. Navy on July 1, 1892, and advanced to the rank of admiral on June 6, 1922. Ziegemeier died on October 15, 1930. From the description of Ziegemeier, Henry J. (Henry Joseph), 1869-1930 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10616078 ...

Summerall, Charles Pelot, 1867-1955

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Charles Pelot Summerall (b. Mar. 4, 1867, Blount's Ferry, Fla.-d. May 14, 1955, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Army officer, graduated from West Point in 1892. Early in his career he fought in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the attack on Peking during the China Relief Expedition. He served on the front line in France during World War I as commander of the 1st Division and, later, commander of the 5th Corps. In 1926 he became chief of staff of the U.S. Army, and in 1930 retir...

Hammond, Creed Cheshire, 1874-1940

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Creed Cheshire Hammond (b. Oct. 9, 1874, Eugene, Or.-d. Apr. 2, 1940), Major General in the U.S. Army, was a college graduate who worked in business and was deputy sheriff of Eugene, Oregon before serving with the U.S. Volunteers in the Philippines and Spanish-American War, and as a colonel with the Coast Artillery Corps during World War I. After the War, he was assigned as Chief of the Militia Bureau and also served as insular auditor of the Philippines. From the description of Hamm...

Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942

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John Archer Lejeune (/ləˈʒɜːrn/; January 10, 1867 – November 20, 1942) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Lejeune had nearly 40 years service in the Marine Corps including commanding the U.S. Army's 2nd Division during World War I. After his retirement from the Corps, he was the superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina was named in his honor during World War II. Lejeune is ...