Military Trivia, Anyone ??

Serial number 1 was assigned to enlisted man Arthur B. Crean of Chicago in the course of his fifth enlistment period.

A shot in the dark, but perhaps it was Philippe Petain? The french loved him up until the point where he ran Vichy France for the Germans in WWII.



Not in WWI they didn't Jarhead

panic324 wrote:

Not in WWI they didn't Jarhead

dang, i am not using my head today!

usually wiki is right

Well the last person that has a shot who has already won some cookies is djstasavitch, unless somebody else jumps in it looks like he is going to get an easy cookie here, or maybe ncis is just waiting in the shadows ready to pounce on this question, so here it is again,

#8

Dog tags were first issued in 1918 to assist in the Identification of fallen Service members, ( Graves Registration and Casualty Evacuation were not a high priority, in most cases skeletal remains were all that was left. )

Who was issued the first set of Dog Tags, with the ID Numer 01 ?

and the last hints,

This person has many quotes attributed to him, allong with others here are three of his,

"Watch your language", Heaven or Hoboken by Christmas.

Lafayette, we are here.

Infantry, Artillery, Aviation--all that we have--are yours to dispose of as you will. . . . I have come to say to you that the American people would be proud to be engaged in the greatest battle in history.

can i answer it for a half-cookie?

General John J. Pershing

General John Joseph Pershing?

BINGO !!! We have the correct answer, and if nobody objects, both the correct answers will get a cookie, they came in within seconds of each other

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#9 ( Half way point )

What were the code names for the five beachheads invaded by the Allies on D-"Day, June 6, 1944?

omaha, gold, juno, sword, and utah!

Too Easy, Nice going Jarhead999

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thanks, slob! i'll be waiting for the next one!

The Battle of Waterloo was a 3 day Campiagn, resulting in a huge loss of life considering the actual duration of the battle, losses were,

French Empire,
25,000 killed or wounded

Seventh Coalition
22,000 killed or wounded

After Napoleons loss Pursuing Coalition forces entered France and restored Louis XVIII to the French throne. Napoleon abdicated, surrendered to the British, and was exiled to Saint Helena, where he died in 1821.

#10
How Long was the Actual Battle of Waterloo ?

six hours

Sorry Jarhead999, but your off a little, nice try

dang... thanks though.

28 hours? just a guess

Nope, way to long ncis, sorry,

But look at the bright side, you have helped narrow it down a bit, it´s some where between 6 and 28 hours, and there is a tolerance of 1 hour, unless somebody hits it right on the head,

dang, i think i know it now.

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You had your shot, and missed , if nobody comes up with the right answer, you may get a second chance
slob

8.5 hours.... says wiki answers lol

Not completly wrong kkoeber, but not completly right either, lets see how well everybody else does.

can i take a guess for no points?

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NO !!

awww......

9 Hours, and 30 minutes

8 hours and 45 minutes.

Bah I'll go for it!

8 hours, 30 minutes?

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