Wally Sonnenschein
Pipestone, MN
Elected: 1983
Shooting Member
Walter
Sonnenschein, 79 year old Pipestone auto and gun dealer, started
shooting at the Ft. Snelling gun club in 1942.
He won his first
championship one week later when he shot 185 X 200 to capture the
South Dakota State Class B championship at Canton.
Sonnenschein, who has been a member of the Minnesota state team
which placed second in 1955.
Three years ago he won
the Minnesota State Veteran's title with 199. He has shot
over 120,000 registered ATA targets and has competed in 38 Grand
American Tournaments.
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