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Custums rifle team receives secretary of treasury cup for marksmanship. Washington, D.C., Aug. 5. Acting Secretary of the Treasury, Roswell Magill today presented to the Bureau of Customs revolver team the silver cup offered by Secretary Morgenthau for proficiency in small-arms marksmanship by Treasury Agents engaged in law enforcement and protective duties. In the photograph, left to right: A.W. Quick, Norfolk, Virginia Bureau of Customs; Acting Secretary Magill; M.R. Rogers, Seattle Bureau of Customs; W.J. Osmer, New York Bureau of Customs; P.M. Chapman, Takoma, Wash. Bureau of Customs; and E.L. Ballinger, El Paso, Tex. Bureau of Customs, 8/5/38

Custums rifle team receives secretary of treasury cup for marksmanship...

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Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the situation well in hand. That goes for anything they tackle -- like this barrage balloon, for example. Special Marine Corps units at Parris Island, South Carolina gain rare proficiency with this new fighting tool that the leathernecks have taken over

Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the situation well in ...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the situation well in hand. That goes for everything they tackle -- like this barrage balloon, for example. The special Marine Corps units at Parris Island, South Carolina gain proficiency with this new fighting tool that the leathernecks have taken over

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the sit...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the situation well in hand. That goes for everything they tackle -- like this barrage balloon, for example. The special Marine Corps units at Parris Island, South Carolina gain proficiency with this new fighting tool that the leathernecks have taken over

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the sit...

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Civilian protection. Among civilian defense activity, the job of auxiliary fireman appeals most to this young man who is here shown enrolling with the fire chief of his district. He will then receive a course of training after which he will receive his certificate of proficiency, his armband and other equipment

Civilian protection. Among civilian defense activity, the job of auxil...

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Given scholarship. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. Secretary of War, Harry H. Woodring presenting to Thomas C. Towler of Baltimore, MD., today a scholarship to the Western Military Academy at Alton, Illinois. The scholarship valued at $500, was awarded by the National Patriotic Council for Military Proficiency at the 1937 Citizens Military Training Camps, 9/13/37

Given scholarship. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. Secretary of War, Harry...

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Mitchel Field, New York. On the rifle range members of the airbase squadron learn to fire the snubnose Thompson sub-machine gun. The highest degree of proficiency in the use of these firearms is attained in the intensive training program

Mitchel Field, New York. On the rifle range members of the airbase squ...

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