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Chester
F. "Chet" Hamilton
Sergeant First Class (Retired)
Chester F "Chet" Hamilton, 73, died in Virginia Beach,
Virginia, August 11, 2004, and was buried in New Market, Virginia.
SFC Hamilton entering the U.S.
Army in 1949 at age 17, and served in Germany with the First Infantry
Division. During the Korea War, SFC Hamilton was wounded
while on patrol in 1953. The action of his patrol was
documented in two books: Pork Chop Hill and One Shot,
One Kill. His awards include the Purple
Heart Medal, Combat
Infantryman Badge, U.S.
Army Distinguished Rifleman Badge, and Presidents'
Hundred Tab.
"Chet" or
"Mountain Man," as he was fondly called by his teammates,
excelled in both small-bore and large-bore competitions. He
began his competitive shooting career in 1954 by shooting with the
Second Army MTU and shot his way up to the "All-Army" level
in the late 1950's and early 1960's. Chet was first assigned to
the USAMU Service Rifle Section in 1960 and reassigned in 1966 after
an interim assignment with the U.S. Army Europe MTU.
Chet was an outstanding
individual shooter but was also known as a solid team shooter and was
a member of several record setting Army teams. He also tried
his hand at Running Deer competition winning medals at the 1964
Interservice Championships.
SFC Chester "Mountain
Man" Hamilton was one of USAMU's greats—a true champion
within the "Home Of Champions."
Career
Highlights
1956 – U.S. Army
Distinguished Rifleman Badge
1956 – Presidents'
Hundred Tab
1957 – All Army
Championship, Individual, Musketry Match, Champion
1959 – National
Championship, Individual, Pershing Trophy Winner
1960 – National
Championship, Team, Herrick Trophy Winner
1962 – National
Championship, Individual, Wimbledon Cup Winner
1963 – National
Championship, Individual, Marine Corps Cup Winner
1963 – National
Championship, Team, Herrick Trophy Winner (Record)
1964 – Interservice,
International Championship, Individual,
Running Deer, 2nd Double Run,
3rd Single Run
1965 – National
Championship, Team, Regular Service, Champion
1966 – Second Army
Championship, Individual, Champion
1967 – All-Army
Championship, Individual, Champion
1967 – National
Championship, Individual, Master, Winner
1967 – National
Championship, Individual, Navy Cup Winner
1967 – Oakridge Regional,
Individual, Long Range, Champion (Record)
1968 – All Army
Championship, Individual, Long Range, Champion
1976 – Quantico Regional,
Civilian Team, (1,000 yd), Champion (Record)
1977 – National
Championship, Civilian, Individual, National Highpower Champion
1977 – National
Championship, Civilian, Individual, Club Members Trophy Winner
1979 – National Champ,
Civilian, Individual, Nathan Hale Trophy Winner
1978 – National NRA
Outstanding Achievement Award Highpower (Joe Foss) |
