Watchdog. I believe he was military. The Colt factory letter states it was shipped to Paris.Ill. on April18th,1933. In my research on Riley McClain, he had attended the University of Illinois and had joined the ROTC. Later information revealed that he had served in the U.S. military (branch?) from 1943 until the end of hostilities. I sent to St.Louis for his military records but was unsuccessful in obtaining them. Mr. McClain"s wife lived to be 100 years old and was quite prominent in the community and there is a trust set up under Riley McClain's name.
Bill