[3] He received his first competitive training in USMC bootcamp from his cousin James Harry Turner, at that time a Marine weapons instructor.
This led to a 24-year career on the USMC rifle team, winning national and international competitions as participant and coach.
[4] Although little-known outside of sniper circles, England was highly respected, and was the subject of the book Phantom of Phu Bai, written by J.
Senator Zell Miller, a former Marine, and a cousin of England; and Maj. Edward James Land, USMC, (ret.
), Carlos Hathcock's commanding officer and occasional fellow sniper in Vietnam.