Sgt Alvin C York, his marksmanship was so good an entire German company surrended. Offical sniper or not.........
Sgt York, December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964) was a United States soldier, famous for his heroism in World War I. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine-gun nest, killing 32 German soldiers and capturing 132 others as well as knocking out 35 German machine guns, completely overtaking a German controlled hill.
all in a single days work
That one battle won him...
The Congressional Medal of Honor -USA
Croix de Guerre - France
Croce di Guerra - Italy
War Medal - Montenegro
He also took out a German patrol by picking them off one at a time, working from the rear of the enemy patrol line to the front. IIRC he neve rmissed a shot in combat and did all his shooting over open sites
