Held at the Durham Pistol & Rifle Club
Durham, North Carolina
May 1952
Marines, Navy Spark Meet
Make Clean Sweep In Shooting Meet
A task force of Marines and U.S. Navy super shooters from Quantico, Va., made a clean sweep of the Sixth Annual North Carolina Pistol and Revolver Championship matches held yesterday at the Durham Pistol and Rifle Club.
Firing between occasional showers, the record number of 84 shooters was paced by Staff Sgt. W. W. McMillan, who won the 45 caliber aggregate with 854 out of a possible 900, and Chief Petty Officer Leonard Rizzolla, who took the center fire aggregate with 871 out of 900.
The master shooters of the Navy and Marine teams from Quantico, several of whom are now trying out for the U. S. Olympic team, won all the top positions in the 45 caliber and center fire events.
The first annual Larkin S. Woods Memorial Match and the 22 caliber events were to start today at 8 a.m. with a large crowd of shooters expected from all over the South.
Yesterday's events drew nationally known gunmen from as far away as New Mexico, Michigan, San Francisco, San Diego and Atlanta. There were five Marine teams and two Navy teams as well as teams from Kinston, Camp Lejeune, Washington, D.C., Virginia Highway Patrol, North Carolina Highway Patrol and teams from the host Durham Club.
Unknown news article, May 1952
Hey, Lookit This, Sarge!
Navy Chief Offutt Pinion, captain of the Quantico U.S. Navy pistol team, center, beckons Staff Sgt. W. W. McMillan, left, to admire the outstanding shooting score of Capt. John M. Jagoda, right, of the Quantico Marines team. Jagoda, winner of the center fire timed fire match here yesterday during the North Carolina Pistol and Revolver championships, fired a perfect score of 200. Chief Pinion won the center fire slow fire event. McMillan, of the Quantico Marines, won the 45 aggregate.
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.45 Caliber 1st Place Team - .45 Caliber Nat. Course - .38 Caliber 1st Place Team
| Place | Agency/Service | Competitors | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | USMC | - | - |
| Place | Agency/Service | Competitors | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | USMC | - | - |
| Place | Agency/Service | Competitors | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | - | - | - |
| Place | Division | Class | Name | Agency/Service | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | - | Master | William W. McMillan, Jr. | USMC | 854 |
| 2nd | Master | Offutt Pinion | USN | 851 | |
| 3rd | Master | John M. Jagoda | USMC | 849 | |
| 1st | Expert | Ronald Schier | USMC | 829 | |
| 2nd | Expert | Joseph Taylor | USMC | 828 | |
| 3rd | Expert | Jewell C. Palmer | USMC | 824 | |
| 1st | Civilian | Sharpshooter | M. H. Kent | Richmond, VA | 788 |
| 2nd | Sharpshooter | John Laws | North Carolina Highway Patrol | 777 | |
| 3rd | Civilian | Sharpshooter | J. Ed King | Durham, NC | 776 |
| 1st | - | Marksman | Julius King | USMC | 790 |
| 2nd | - | Marksman | T. S. Peele | - | 764 |
| 3rd | - | Marksman | Lloyd Mount | USMC | 753 |
| Place | Name | Agency/Service | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | William W. McMillan, Jr. | USMC | - |
| Place | Division | Class | Name | Agency/Service | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Master | Leonard Rizzolla | USN | 871 | |
| 2nd | Master | Offutt Pinion | USN | 868 | |
| 3rd | Master | John C. Forman | USN | 863 | |
| 1st | Expert | John A. Fowler | USMC | 862 | |
| 2nd | Expert | Jewell C. Palmer | USMC | 859 | |
| 3rd | Civilian | Expert | A. L. Schneig | Isle of Palms, SC | 850 |
| 1st | Sharpshooter | T. S. Peele | - | 825 | |
| 2nd (tied) | Sharpshooter | W. W. Blythe | - | 819 | |
| 2nd (tied) | Sharpshooter | Robert Barde | USMC | 819 | |
| 1st | Marksman | J. B. Hewell | NC Highway Patrol | 838 | |
| 2nd | Marksman | A. A. LeGrande | - | 822 | |
| 3rd | Marksman | H. M. Potter | - | 791 |
| Place | Name | Agency/Service | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Offutt Pinion | USN | - |
| Place | Name | Agency/Service | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | John M. Jagoda | USMC | 200 |