TIL about Herman Davis, a World War I soldier renowned for his extraordinary marksmanship. With just his Springfield rifle and open sights, he took out five enemy soldiers from 1,000 yards away. He humbly described it as “just a good shootin' distance.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Davis
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