United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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Front Row: Brewer, Kahara, Sgt. Benner, Capt. Holmes, Major Rogers, Eberts, Machiaroli, Grimes. Back Row: McMillan, Wilson, Stone, Normyle, Olmstead, Moakley, Exelby, Kelly, Holtermann, Demchuk, Charles, Sterba. PISTOL The Army Pistol Team, relying heavily on three All-Americans back from last yea.r's squad, compiled a 7-1 dual match record and topped off the season with a first place finish in the NRA sectionals. The season began with a shoulder to shoulder match against the Merchant Marine Academy. After Christmas Leave the team easily rolled over Villanova, Brown, and the Coast Guard Academy in dual matches. Then in the first multi-angular competition of the season, Army made quick work of MIT, Ohio State, and Massachusetts. Finally the pressure was put on the squad, but the men rose to the occasion and handed the Air Force its first defeat. The high point of the season came one week later when Army's first and second teams placed first and second respectively in the NRA sectionals. The only blemish on the squad's record came by a scant four points in the Navy match which required a rapid overtime to determine the final result. The season ended with a victory over the traditional rivals from the Canadian Royal Military College. Coach Sergeant Benner Opponent Army 81 ,., Merchant Marine Acad. ,. 1277 was V ' Zf t'5 Villanova .......................... .. 1305 1398 at I- un, A .f- A Brown ........................ 1059 1424 Coast Guard Acad. 1365 1407 - I ' , g ,,,, MIT ................ 1211 1406 s , I Air Force Acad. .... 1369 1387 2 1'-1- if 9,5 slr NRA secrionals . 1st in Navy ........................ ..... 1 472 1468 is p Til A Team Captain Miles Eberts 399

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Coach Sergeant Gallman West Virginia ....... Quadrangular ..... Yale ................. Maryland ....... Niagara ....... Rutgers ........... Penn State ..,............... Norwich ...................... Coast Guard Acad. Triangular ..,............... MIT .......,.................. Canisius ...... Triangular ...... CCNY ............ ........ St. John's ................ Coast Guard Invit. Navy ............................ Alr Force .....,.............. NRA Sectional ......... Opponent Army 1434 1415 1432 1389 1337 1429 1402 1410 1425 1355 1412 1429 1449 1433 1451 1 438 1 444 1438 1441 1436 1423 4th 1447 1st First Row: Bill Bradburn, Mike Wikan, Larry Bramlette, Lou Sturbois, Al Chapman. Second Row: Mgr. Tom Woolsey, John Roller, Jim Hanigan, Sgt. Gallman, Randy Guenther, Al Christiansen, Gary Coe. Third Row: Capt. Hosmer, Steve Solomon. Team Captain Lou Sturbois RIFLE This year marks the retirement of Sgt. Major Oscar Gallman, one of the truly outstanding coaches and shooters in the country. His team this year provides a fitting capstone to a highly successful career in shooting which began in the mid-1930's. For a season average, the team compiled an excellent 1440, to tie the previous high record average for a West Point team. In only one match, against St. John's, was our performance disappointing. The other two losses came by one point against perennially strong West Virginia, and by two points against Navy, 1449-1447. The Navy match was marked by both teams firing excellent scores, which at that time were their second high of the season. Rebounding from this, the team, paced by the outstanding shooting of the Cows and Yearlings, rode roughshod over RMC and Air Force the next week, and swept the annual NRA sectional here the week after that. The sectional was marked by a new academy record for a four man team, 1160. Only one letterman, Captain Lou Sturbois will be lost to graduation, while five outstanding underclassmen return. Yearling Bill Bradburn paced the team in average score, followed by John Ward, Mike Wikan, Steve Solomon, and Lou Sturbois. Fine pressure shooting was displayed on several occasions by Firsties Al Chapman and Gary Coe, Second Classman Larry Bramlette, and Third Class letterman Ladd Metzner. With graduation taking so light a toll, and a fine Plebe team, ably coached by Cow Mike Miller, the prospects for next year are bright, indeed. 398

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