Arizona National Guard marksmen at Camp Perry, Ohio in 1910

Dateca 1910

MediumPaper

Dimensions3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (9.5 x 6.4 cm)

ClassificationsAdornment

Catalog number1999.28.230

DescriptionMarksmenship team of the 1st Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard at Camp Perry, Ohio in August 1910. 18 guardsmen and officers are pictured in the photo - they are situated in three rows, with back row standing, middle row seated on chairs, and the four men in the front sitting cross-legged on the ground. Except for the three officers in the center, all of the soldiers hold Springfield rifles, Model 1903 as issued to American servicemen at this time.
The officer seated at the far left, middle row is Lt. Chris Sigala. He wears three marksmanship medals, including a federal army issue badge for expert riflemen (rightmost badge), an Arizona National Guard medal with four attachments probably indicating year of qualification or level (such as marksman, sharpshooter, or expert), and an unknown medal on the left. Some of the other guardsmen wear their marksmanship medals as well. The officer in the middle of the second row is Major Carl Hayden (team leader). Major Hayden and Lt. Sigala are both members of the Arizona National Guard's regimental staff. Five other men in this photo are from Tempe's Company C of the 1st Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard.

The marksmen in the photo all qualified to attend this national match competition at Fort Huachuca in late July-early August at Fort Huachuca in southern Arizona. The twelve-man team finished 23rd overall out of 50 teams in the competition with a score of 2916 points, and a 2nd place finish in the C division and earned a $200 prize. Lt. Sigala and Capt. Woolf earned the top team scores of 262 points each. (Source on competition stats - Tombstone Epitaph, Sept. 4, 1910)

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