Word: marksmanship
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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During the next 15 years, in half a dozen states, the James gang robbed scores of banks and trains, killed ruthlessly, and often for no reason at all. Most of the killings were committed at close range, for Jesse's marksmanship was "miserable." Readers who believe that Missouri's most famous killer stole to give to the poor have been Robin Hoodwinked, Author Horan says, and assembles impressive evidence to prove his point. On the credit side, Dingus gets two gold stars from his biographer: 1) "He appeared to be faithful to his wife and to be fond...
...started at Fort Mac-Arthur, Calif, last fall, was already working so well there that attendance had jumped from 150 reservists a weekend to 600, with at least 150 families a week tagging along. The men got a chance to do a little brushing up on their weapons and marksmanship. Their wives and youngsters had a wonderful time at the swimming pool and among the rock-bottom prices of the post exchange. And, said one reservist's wife at Fort MacArthur: "It's a pleasure to be here and know that my husband is really out with...
...Fort Benning, served in Maine, San Diego, the Canal Zone. Of his classmates, a dozen or more had won stars while Van Fleet was still a chicken colonel. But he prided himself on being a "doughboy," ran the obstacle course with his men and beat them at rifle marksmanship...
When the car reached the Capitol stop, Senator Bricker stepped shakily out, took the elevator upstairs to report to the police. He was not amused by the ribbing colleagues gave him. Said a newsman, explaining the bad marksmanship: "The man obviously did not lead the Senator enough on the second round...
...coal bins, jumped off harbor boats, paid up to $1,000 to civilian doctors to tell them how to fake illness. But he also found "psychopathic personalities," and among the toughest outfits: in North Africa soldiers in a crack airborne division took pot shots at Arabs to test their marksmanship, tossed hand grenades among their own men as a practical joke...