quote=Run With The Fox]I saw "Mr. Pistol" USN Lt. Cmdr. Wm. McMillen shoot several times while Stateside in the USMC
Bill McMillen was a Captain in the Marine Corps running the Far Eastern Division Matches in Okinawa when I earned my first "leg" on Distinguished with the rifle (M1) in 1965. He retired as a full colonel, having commanded the Marine Corps Advanced Marksmanship Unit at Quantico. Quite an accomplishment for a limited duty officer, who had to stand guard with an M1 when he first joined the Marine Corps, because he hadn't qualified with the pistol. One of the few to win Olympic gold medals in two disciplines, Rapid Fire Pistol and Standard Pistol. Triple distinguished. [/quote] Thanks- I got him transferred to the Division of the USMC that gives us rides when we do our landings- thanks, swabbies-- There was also a USMC Major (equivalent rank to Navy Lt. Cmdr.) they called "Major Pistol"-- though his surname was also similar to McMillen- being a NCO, I didn't "mingle" with the Officers, except on the ranges, where as a MOS 2112 I worked and shot with them-
