contributed by Captain Raymond J Swaim
SPECIAL ORDERS)
NUMBER 35)
The above referenced Special Order dated 10 June 1953 shows all the men of the 637th AC&W Squadron who completed the qualification corse on the U.S. Carbine Cal 30 M1.
Following are the three (3) pages of this Special Order in order by rank from LtCol Trueblood, Sharpshooter, down to A/B Knabe, Marksman.
Captain Swaim qualified as a Sharpshooter (176) as did all of the officers. S/Sgt Dynice (184) and one A/3C, whose name is not legible, (181) shot Expert. There were several persons who did not qualify.
ED: It appears that the qualifying scores were: Marksman 130, Sharpshooter 155, Expert 180.