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Box MS419.03

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Newspaper clipping. 15th Annual Interservice Int'l Shooting Championships. Ft.Benning,GA., Apr. 1975

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.461
Identifier: MS419.03.461
Scope and Contents With his 3rd victory in as many days, veteran rifle marksman Maj. Jack Foster was biggest contributor to Army domination of the 15th annual, at Ft.Benning,GA. As the 2 week marathon of matches went into final phases, Army had a large lead in honors w/13 of 15 individual marksmanship crowns. Foster, former World Shooting Championship gold medalist, claimed his final shooting crown-nixed efforts of a large mixed contingent of military contenders for top spot w/his 3-position high power rifle...
Dates: Apr. 1975
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Newspaper clipping. Columbus,GA,Ledger. 15th Annual Interservice Int'l Shooting Championships., Apr. 1975

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.462
Identifier: MS419.03.462
Scope and Contents Major Jack Foster won the high-powered rifle shootout Sunday to give the Army a dominant position in the 15th annual Interservice Int'l Shootimg Matches, Ft.Benning, GA. As the 2-week marathon of matches entered its final week, the Army held 13 of the 15 individual marksmanship crowns. Foster of the Army Marksmanship Unit, won the 3-position, high-powered rifle competition with an aggregate score of 570 out of a possible 600. ...Capt. Lanny Bassham of the AMU won the 300 meter free rifle...
Dates: Apr. 1975
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Newspaper clipping. Columbus, GA, Enquirer. 15th Annual Interservice Int'l Shooting Championships., Apr. 1975

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.463
Identifier: MS419.03.463
Scope and Contents

Same article that was in the Columbus Ledger. Both came out on Apr.22. See folder 462.

Dates: Apr. 1975
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Newspaper clipping. Army Times. 15th Annual Interservice Int'l Shooting Championships. Ft. Benning, GA., Apr. 1975

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.464
Identifier: MS419.03.464
Scope and Contents Ft. Benning, GA. Article not published until May 21. Headline:Service Title...Soldier Shooters win I-S Crown. Paced by its trio of "supershots," Army captured 12 of 15 individual events in the Interservice Int'l Championships here. (all previous articles said 13 of 15). Maj. John Foster led the Army assault by winning three events: Army Rifle, Air Rifle and Three-Position Smallbore Rifle. Capt.Lanny Bassham added titles in the 300 meter Free Rifle and Standard Rifle. Other AMU shooters to...
Dates: Apr. 1975
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Newspaper photo. Trofaiach, Austria. Newspaper printed in German., May 25, 1975

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.465
Identifier: MS419.03.465
Scope and Contents

Photo L-R; Maj.John Foster, Huberta Jelinek, and Maj.Lones Wigger. Caption roughly translated: Huberta Jelinek in prominent Company: the American Schutzen - World Champions Foster and Wigger will today in Trofaiach prove their class with the small caliber rifle.

Dates: May 25, 1975
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Bulletins. International Shooting Competition. Trofaiach, Austria., May 29 - June 1, 1975

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.466
Identifier: MS419.03.466
Scope and Contents

Score sheets for events; English (prone) Match, Individual and Team. Standing, Individual and Team. Kneeling, Individual and Team. Three-Position, Individual and Team.

Dates: May 29 - June 1, 1975
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Award Certificate. International Shooting Competition., June 1, 1975

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.467
Identifier: MS419.03.467
Scope and Contents

Printed in German. Certificate, International Shooting Competition, 2nd Place, Free Rifle 3 X 40 (3-position, 40 shots each?), John R.Foster, with 1163 Score.

Dates: June 1, 1975
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Telegram. To; John R. Foster, Team Capt. USAMU Intl Blue Team. From; R.B. Warye, Mgr. NRA Natl. Competitions, Jun.11,1975

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.468
Identifier: MS419.03.468
Scope and Contents

Congratulations. Your team composed of Wigger, Bassham, Goldsby and Yourself, with a score on 1593, wins the 1975 National Indoor Conventional Smallbore Rifle Team Champtionship. This same team, with an 1179 wins the 1975 National Indoor Int'l Smallbore Rifle Team Championship.

Dates: Jun.11,1975
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Award Certificate. U.S. International Shooting Championships., June 11, 1975

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.469
Identifier: MS419.03.469
Scope and Contents

NRA Certificate. To: John Foster. Event; Air Rifle. Fifth Place.

Dates: June 11, 1975
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Award Certificate. U.S. International Shooting Championships., June 13, 1975

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.470
Identifier: MS419.03.470
Dates: June 13, 1975
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

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