The First Double Distinguished Marksman

Feb 10

Captain Horace Wayman Bivins: America’s First Double Distinguished Marksman

6 Comments

Outstanding Soldier! Thank you for posting this.

Glad you liked it. Thank you for reading!

Great and inspiring story!

Agreed. I found more about him here:

https://billingslibrary.org/DocumentCenter/View/4172/BivinsHorace

What a career!

Add a field commission and Silver Star from Teddy Roosevelt on top of the marksmanship awards for starters...

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