Camp Glenn, Morehead City, July 10—Two records were established on the rifle range yesterday morning that would have got themselves more extensive notice but for the overshadowing events which followed them. Captain C.H. Burnett of the Wilmington Company was up for his credit as an expert rifleman. He had only 99 shots left and he needed exactly 99 points to qualify him. He scored 99 shots and made it.
Lieutenant H.C. Long of the Shelby Company was out for similar honors on the range. He went to the pits on the rapid fire tests and out of 250 shots he scored 238 bull’s eyes. This performance is believed to have upset all existing camp records and provided marksmen something to talk about for some time to come. Otherwise, the day was a normal day.
From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Monday, July 12, 1926
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