Bio: Scherer, Richard G. – PFC (Expert Marksman – 1961)
Transcriber:
stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Scherer
----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 05 Oct 1961
PFC Richard G. Scherer, son of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Scherer, Greenwood (Clark
Co., Wis.), recently achieved recognition as a top Army marksman by qualifying
for the expert marksmanship badge during range firing with the carbine in
Germany.
Scherer, a mechanic in the 51st Transportation Company in Mannheim, Germany,
entered the Army in October 1960, completed basic training at Fort Riley,
Kansas, and arrived overseas last April.
The 20-year-old soldier is a 1959 graduate of Greenwood High School.
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