U.S. Army Marksmanship badge issued to Pvt. John Roland Anderson

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A U.S. Army Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Army Sharpshooter Qualification badge issued to John Roland Anderson. The three tiered badge features two connected bars at the top and a cross at the bottom. The top bars are shaped like banners, rectangular with rounded edges on the left and right sides. Embossed text on the top bar reads [MARKSMAN], bookended by a set of embossed bullseyes and set against a textured background. The banner below has embossed text that reads [SHARPSHOOTER]. Attached to the bottom is a Maltese Cross with a bullseye at the center. Both of the banners have a copper finish and the cross is silver toned. The top banner is slightly larger than the bottom banner and they are connected by two jump rings threaded through soldered bails.

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