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Bill Stewart - Shooting a Rifle

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Creator: Unknown Publisher: Unknown File Name: po0144pd.jpg Location: PO-144 Medium: B&W New Call Number: 1700-0144-0004 Old Call Number: po0144pd Original Format: Print Size: 4x6 Photo Collection: Historic Photographs Photo Date: 1950s Rights: Reproduction requires permission. Digital images property of SHM Library & Archives

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This photo shows Bill Stewart shooting a rifle in the Civilian Marksmanship Program at Camp Perry, Ohio.

William "Bill" F. Stewart was born in Marion, Indiana on January, 19, 1890. He served in the Navy during World War I. After the war he was a fireman at the Whipple Veterans Hospital in Prescott, Arizona. Bill, as he was usually called, was well known in Prescott as an expert rifleman and was active in teaching young people in the community about safety in the handling of firearms. He was awarded for his marksmanship during his lifetime. He participated in the matches of the Civilian Marksmanship Program at Camp Perry, Ohio. Bill died on July 6, 1968 and is buried in Holcomb-Union Cemetery, Jackson County, Kentucky.

Sources: Findagrave.com, US WW II Draft Registration Card, 1944, US Census 1940 Yavapai, Arizona

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