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The 7th Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico from October 12 to 26, 1975. Bill was asked by the National Rifle Association to be the Pistol Coach for the U.S. Shooting Team.

U.S. Shooting Team

Rifle Members

Victor Auer, Lanny Bassham, David Cramer, Carl Guenther, Margaret Murdock, Gloria Parmentier, David Ross, Lones Wigger, John Writer and Ernest Vandezande

Pistol Members

Hershel Anderson, Marvin D. Black, Bruce Chreene, Richard Crawford, Jimmie Dorsey, Melvin Makin, Jimmy McCauley, Pasquale Melaragno, John Smith, Charles Wheeler and Joseph Witherell

Shotgun Members

Donald Burgy, Daniel Carlisle, Allen Cochran, Charvin Dixon, Donald Haldeman, John Satterwhite, Robert Schehle and Walter Zobell

Team Management & Support

Joseph Berry (Head Manager), Bruce Meredith (Assistant Manager), William W. McMillan (Pistol Coach) and William Wiseman (Armorer)

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25 Meter Rapid-Fire Pistol
Individual Scores
Place Name Country Total Points
1st Melvin Makin USA 589
2nd Jules Sobrian Canda 588*
3rd Jimmy McCauley USA 588
4th Steve Kelly Canada 587
9th John Smith USA 581
21st Joseph Witherell USA 573

Source: 1976 US Olympic Book

*Won Shoot-Off

25 Meter Rapid-Fire Pistol
Team Scores
Place Country Team Members Total Points
1st USA Melvin Makin
Jimmy McCauley
John Smith
Joseph Witherell
2331
2nd Cuba   2316
3rd Mexico   2301
4th Argentina   2300
5th Colombia   2294
6th Brazil   2294
7th Panama   2268
8th Canada   2265
9th Guyana   2256
10th Jamaica   2165
11th Dominican Republic   2163

Source: 1976 US Olympic Book


25 Meter Center-Fire Pistol
Individual Scores
Place Name Country Total Points
1st Marvin Black USA 589
2nd Herschel Anderson USA 586
3rd Leopoldo Ortega Mexico 583
4th Jimmy McCauley USA 580
5th Lee James Canada 580
6th Bruce Chreene USA 579

Source: 1976 US Olympic Book


25 Meter Center-Fire Pistol
Team Scores
Place Country Team Members Total Points
1st USA Marvin Black
Herschel Anderson
Jimmy McCauley
Bruce Chreene
2334
2nd Argentina   2297
3rd Cuba   2281
4th Mexico   2262
5th Canada   2249
6th Panama   2237
7th Dominican Republic   2232
8th Brazil   2230
9th Puerto Rico   2210
10th Bolivia   2192
11th Jamaica   2174
12th Guayana   2156

Source: 1976 US Olympic Book


50 Meter Free Pistol
Individual Scores
Place Name Country Total Points
1st Hershel Anderson USA 559
2nd Melvin Makin USA 552
3rd Jules Sorbrian Canada 544
6th Jimmie R. Dorsey USA 542
7th Richard Crawford USA 541

Source: 1976 US Olympic Book


50 Meter Free Pistol
Team Scores
Place Country Team Members Total Points
1st USA Hershel Anderson
Melvin Makin
Jimmie R. Dorsey
Richard Crawford
2194
2nd Canada   2133*
3rd Mexico   2133

Source: 1976 US Olympic Book

*Won Shoot-Off

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