USDISB

Gary L. Anderson being presented United States Distinguished International Shooter Badge #1 by President John F. Kennedy in early 1963. Also present was Frank Orth, Executive Vice President of the NRA. He later became the President of the U.S. Olympic Committee. President Kennedy is forming the size of the 300m target 10-ring with his hands.

Originally it was awarded to those U.S. shooters that won an individual or team medal in the Olympic Games, World Shooting Championships, Pan American Games, World Moving Target Championships, World Air Gun Championships, and the Championships of the Americas. Over the years additional modifications to the criteria were made to require minimum number of teams, etc. Recently the criteria was changed to a point system with 30 points being required to earn the USDISB. Some additional competitions were added such as ISSF World Cups, ISSF World Cup Finals, World Shooting Championships for Juniors, and Championships of the Americas for Juniors.

(A listing of the USDISB's awarded since 1963 follows. It may take a little while to load depending on your Internet connection speed.)

			U.S. DISTINGUISHED INTERNATIONAL SHOOTER BADGE				9/22/03
				(Compiled by	Ray P. Carter)

	Badge No.	Year Earned	Event	Location	Name	Rank & Service	Notes
1	49	1920	OG	Antwerp	Morris Fisher	Sgt, USMC	Retroactive
2	55	1920	OG	Antwerp	Lawrence A. Nuesslein	Civilian	Retroactive
3	47	1924	OG	Paris	Sidney R. Hinds	2LT, USA	Retroactive
4	125	1924	PARM	Lima	Armand M. Morgan	Ensign, USN	Retroactive
5	127	1924	PARM	Lima	George A. Rehm	2LT, USA	Retroactive
6	75	1927	WCH	Rome	William L. Bruce	Civilian	Retroactive
7	87	1927	WCH	Rome	Paul M. Martin	1LT, USA	Retroactive
8	66	1930	WCH	Antwerp	Emmet 0. Swanson	1LT, USAR	Retroactive
9	59	1937	WCH	Helsinki	William B. Woodring	Civilian	Retroactive
10	60	1937	WCH	Helsinki	Catherine P. Woodring	Civilian	Retroactive (Female)
11	135	1937	WCH	Helsinki	Dave Carlson	Civilian	Retroactive
12	269	1937	???	Dallas	George L. Nyfeler, Sr.	Civilian	Retroactive
13	68	1948	OG	London	Walter Tomsen	Civilian	Retroactive
14	48	1949	WCH	Buenos Aires	Huelet L. Benner	MSG, USA	Retroactive
15	57	1949	WCH	Buenos Aires	Charles F. Logie	Civilian	Retroactive
16	61	1949	WCH	Buenos Aires	Arthur C. Jackson	Civilian	Retroactive
17	76	1949	WCH	Buenos Aires	Harry Reeves	Civilian	Retroactive
18	77	1949	WCH	Buenos Aires	W. T. Toney, Jr.	Civilian	Retroactive
19	53	1951	PAG	Buenos Aires	Arthur Cook	2Lt, USAF	Retroactive
20	50	1952	WCH	Oslo	Walter R. Walsh	LtCol, USMC	Retroactive
21	64	1954	WCH	Caracas	T. R. Mitchell	Maj, USMC	Retroactive
22	86	1954	WCH	Caracas	John F. Dodds	CPT, USA	Retroactive
23	126	1954	WCH	Caracas	Offutt Pinion	CWO, USN	Retroactive
24	69	1955	PAG	Mexico City	John C. Foreman	Civilian	Retroactive
25	70	1955	PAG	Mexico City	Robert K. Sandager	Civilian	Retroactive
26	269	1955	PAG	Mexico City	John Jagoda	Maj, USMC	Retroactive
27	51	1958	WCH	Moscow	Richard D. Wentworth	CPT, USA	Retroactive
28	58	1958	WCH	Moscow	Nelson H. Lincoln	SFC, USA	Retroactive
29	62	1958	WCH	Moscow	David C. Miller	1LT, USA	Retroactive
30	63	1958	WCH	Moscow	Joseph Deckert	1LT, USA	Retroactive
31	65	1958	WCH	Moscow	F. J. Eisenlauer	Civilian	Retroactive
32	67	1958	WCH	Moscow	Gordon G. Taras	Civilian	Retroactive
33	74	1958	WCH	Moscow	Harry Lucker	CPT, USA	Retroactive
34	132	1958	WCH	Moscow	James F. Davis, Jr.	Civilian	Retroactive
35	52	1959	PAG	Chicago	James A. Eberwine	1LT, USA	Retroactive
36	72	1959	PAG	Chicago	James S. Carter	1LT, USA	Retroactive
37	73	1959	PAG	Chicago	David Cartes	1LT, USA	Retroactive
38	130	1959	PAG	Chicago	Roy L. Sutherland	MSG, USA	Retroactive
39	54	1961	WMT	Oslo	Loyd G. Crow	SFC, USA	Retroactive
40	1	1962	WCH	Cairo	Gary L. Anderson	CPL, USAR
41	2	1962	WCH	Cairo	Verle F. Wright, Jr.	CPT, USA
42	3	1962	WCH	Cairo	Daniel B. Puckel	CPT, USA
43	4	1962	WCH	Cairo	Thomas J. Heffron	A2C, USAF
44	5	1962	WCH	Cairo	Kenneth L. Pendergras	CPO, USN
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