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Distinguished Riflemen
The prestigious Distinguished Badge program began in 1884 when the U. S. Army first awarded the Distinguished Marksman Badge. In 1891, the program expanded to offer a Distinguished Rifleman Badge and a new Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge. Eventually, there were Distinguished Badge programs for each service and for civilians. The Distinguished Rifleman and Distinguished Pistol Shot Badges are the highest honor that most military and civilian rifle and pistol shooters can aspire to earn. In 1963, the program was expanded to include the International Distinguished badge, which because points can only be earned in Olympic, World Championship, World Cup and Continental Championships, is perhaps the most difficult Distinguished Badge of all to earn. In 2001, a Junior Distinguished Badge for excellence in three-position air rifle competitions was added. The CMP is proud to recognize all shooters who have "gone Distinguished" from the program's inception in 1884 until today.
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A Short History of the Distinguished Shooter Program by Hap Rocketto | In Distinguished Company by Dick Culver The Distinguished International Shooter Badge by Gary Anderson
Multiple Distinguished List | Shooters with EIC Points | Complete Distinguished List in Excel Format
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Name
Distinguished
Badge Num.
Year
Gender
YOB
Ocab, Jonathan Loy , Riverside, CA
Rifle
1924
2009
Male
1979
Ocasio, Nelson USMC
1987
Och Jr, Frank P.
586
1985
Ocker, William C CPL USA/USAF
1911
Biography
Oda, Tom SP3 ARNG
1958
Odegard, Donald USAR
1966
Odell, Allan
1962
Odell, Eugene
1939
Oderman, Leonnard A USMC
1938
Odom, Eugene H USMC
1927
Odom, James Hilton , LaGrange, GA
1778
2006
1967
Odom, John USA
1959
Oehler, K A USMC
1988
Ogden, Harvey R SGT ARNG
1925
Ogden, John 2LT USAF
USAF 150
Ogilvie, Harry S CPL USA
1885
Oglesby, Walter F. USMC
Oheler, Kim A. USMC
Ohina, Milton S. USMC
1955
Ohlinger, Michael Warren , Lockbourne, OH
1808
1957
Ohlinger, Samuel David , Lockbourne, OH
1792
1986
Ohlschlager, Henry CPL USA
1889
Oldham, Gail ARNG
Oleson, Greg M. , MT
1443
2000
1953
Olive, Donald C USMC
Olivencia, Jorge SSG ARNG
1965
Oliver, Franklin
1977
Oliver, Hughes M.
790
Oliver, Jarad CWO3 USMC , Albany, GA
Olsen, Bruce 1LT ARNG
Olsen, Oscar USA
Olson, Barry CAPT USAF
USAF 216
Olson, Edmund USA
1931
Onslow, Robert C. USMC
1961
Onspaugh, Arthur MSGT USAF
USAF 204
Ontiveros, Dario R USMC
1978
Oppor, Mark David , Menasha, WI
Oranczak, Steve
1963
Orav, Heigo USAR
1971
Organ, Truman CPL USA
1890
Ormistron, Edward USA
1936
Oropesa, Manuel M AD1 USN
1990
Orotogero, Thomas ARNG
Orr, Charles USA
Orr, Dewayne
1289
1997
Orr, Emmett W USMC
1930
Orr, Michael
505
1983
Ortberg, Gerald GMTC USN
Ortiz, Steve A.
1136
1994
Ortogero, Thomas ARNG
Orton, Ray USA
Osborne, Artie L USMC
Osborne, Charles H SGT USA
1884
Osborne, George USA
Osburn, Carl Townsend CDR USN , OH
Oshinsky, Michael SRA USAF
USAF 283
Osmack, Ivan A DT1 USN
Osment, Lawrence D. USMC
1996
Osowski, Lawrence G , Mt. Prospect, IL
1480
2001
1899
Osteen, Howard USMC
Ostlund, David B AVT2 USCG
Otis, William
1954
Otten, Benjamin SGT USA
Otto, James Darin GySgt USMC , Fredericksburg, VA
1972
Ouellette, Mark A. USMC
Ouimette, Ronald C , Chester, MA
1625
2003
Outlaw, James USA
Ovenshine, Alexander CPT USA
1905
Overbaugh, James USA
Overstreet, Mark H. USNR
Owen, James M SP4 USA
Owens, James R. USMC
1981
Owens, James SSGT USAF
USAF 097
Owens, Morris C USMC
1951
Owensby, Wilford USAR
1968
Ownes, James R. USMC
Paajanssen, George
Pabbell, Jerrell ARNG
Pace, Charles USA
Pace, William T SSG USA , Columbus, GA
Pack, Robert USAR
Paddock, Howard P MAJ ARNG
1923
Padua, Satornino SUPPLY SGT USA
1920
Page, Floyd E. USMC
Page, James R PVT USA
1904
Page, Monte M. USMC
1995
Painter, Louis E. USMC
1947
Painter, Stanley USAR
Palakovich, John SGT ARNG
Palmer, Bruce 1LT USA
1906
Palmer, Charles SGT USA
1888
Palmer, Dennis USAR
Palmer, Eric
2004
Palmer, Eric Isaac LT USN , La Jolla, CA
2002
1973
Palmer, Frank USA
1937
Palmer, Jewell C USMC
Palmer, John R.
621
Palmer, Kenneth 1LT USAF
USAF 004
Palmer, Raymond USA
Palmer, Robert H SGT USA
1913
In an effort to better preserve the history and prestige of the Distinguished Badge and the shooters who earned this badge, the CMP is collecting individual stories and pictures for as many Distinguished Badges as possible. If you, or a close family member, are a Distinguished shooter and would like to submit the story of how you became Distinguished, please email swood@odcmp.com with your story and pictures. The CMP will record this information and display it on this website; the CMP staff will review and may edit stories before they are posted. If you or a family member are a Distinguished shooter, why not share your story of this significant accomplishment with others.
The CMP is continually updating its lists of Distinguished shooters. If you have information (missing badges, incorrect names, military service, military rank, hometown, dates of birth) that can help the CMP make these lists more accurate or complete, please email the CMP at competitions@odcmp.com. The military service, rank and/or hometown information that is listed in CMP Distinguished records must be information that was correct at the time the badge was earned.
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