He was close but never could hit a dime, although he tried. He had started from a silver dollar and eventually worked his way down to a nickel.
Shifty’s skills reached the point where he could throw a coin into the air and shoot it before it reached the ground. Shifty claims that during this time he learned to tell by the shake of a branch whether it was a bird or squirrel moving.
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The skills he picked up improved his shooting and taught him how to be aware of his surroundings, which helps in combat. This gave Shifty an advantage over most Easy Company men. Shifty’s father took him hunting very often and during squirrel season (which last two weeks), they hunted every day. As a child, Shifty would shine shoes to earn money for the shells. was also good at shooting and taught Shifty everything he knew. He used to play basketball and got his nickname from his swift movements.īarnum Sr. This income left seven people eating on a dollar a day. Shifty got his nickname from his younger days. They later would have their youngest son Franklin (Frank or Frankie) in 1933.Ĭlinchco was a small coal mining “camp” (as Shifty called it) and the town owned a coal company. Barnum (Barney) was around to years older and James (Jimmy) was around 3 years younger.When Shifty was around 7 years old, his mother gave birth to his sister Gaynell.
He was born in Clinchco, Virginia and had two brothers. In many of the public records his name is listed as Cecil D. Darrell Cecil Powers was born on Mato Barnum and Audrey Powers.
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