Carlos Hathcock was born on May 20, 1942 and died on February 23, 1999. Carlos Hathcock would have been 56 years old at the time of death or 73 years old today.
Carlos Hathcock was born on May 20, 1942.
Carlos Hathcock was born on May 20, 1942.
1966
The zero on Carlos Hathcocks rifle was 700 yards.
Carlos Hathcock.
THE "Apache"
A USMC sniper from the Viet War.
I have searched extensively but have been unable to find the name of the NVA general killed by sniper Hathcock.
Carlos Hathcock, a renowned US Marine Corps sniper during the Vietnam War, preferred to use white feathers from a barnyard chicken or goose to camouflage the muzzle of his rifle. These feathers helped break up the outline of the rifle and blend it into the surroundings.
Hathcock set the record for the longest confirmed kill at 2286 metres in Vietnam, 1962, which lasted for 40 years.
Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock.
During the 1980's, the official highest ranking man was US Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt Carlos Hathcock; with a confirmed count of 93 enemy bodies. Since that time, others seemed to have surfaced.