Military Trivia, Anyone ??

im not sure if this is right but here it goes... There are five military branches: The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

That was way to fast, I am definatly going to have to start making these harder,

kkoeber is correct, Nice Going !!!!

Cookie Count is
Jarhead.....2
djstasavitch.....2
kkoeber.....1

well i was just waiting lol...... its about time i got one right!

hey! don't forget me


ncis....-1

ncis wrote:

hey! don't forget me


ncis....-1

on your part, ncis! i'm just kidding, you can have one of my cookies. (no you can't)

Here is the question for the next 24 hours,

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, has no soldier from the Vietnam War, the remains were removed, and identified thru DNA...

Who was the Military Service Person, and what Rank did He/She hold, and in what branch of service was He/She ?


( This should keep everyone busy for a while )

I cheated

That was such a good question that I HAD to know the answer. I looked it up, but I will not spoil the fun for everyone else.

If you know the answer Panic, Post it, even if you looked it up, it makes everybody that much smarter, doing the research is not cheating . You still get your cookie if you are correct, think of it as a reward for doing the homework .

Alrighty then. Well: *clears throat*

The Soldier (or rather, Airman) who was entombed at the tomb of the unknowns was Air Force 1st Lieutenant Michael Joseph Blassie. The man's A-37 Dragonfly was shot down near An Loc, Vietnam.

*cookie please*

i couldn't find that information.... good work

The winner is Panic324, nice work

Cookie Count is
Jarhead.....2
djstasavitch.....2
kkoeber.....1
Panic324.....1

We now have a battle for all three positions,

I can promise you, if it comes down to a tie, the tie-breaker will be extremly hard , it will have to do with the Forum

Let´s see how long this one takes, the race is tight for the Number 1 spot, so I think it might be time to ramp up the difficulty,


When was the last time that a ship was sunk by a torpedo in combat, Name the Shooter, The Target, the Conflict, and for a bonus Cookie, what makes this Torpedoing so special compared to the rest thru History ?

MMMHMMMM!....-1

C´mon ncis, you can do it, Use the Force !!!

Ok...It was special because it was the last ship sunk by a submarine.

It was during the Falklands conflict... British submarine, Argentine ...(Battleship?)





OK. Editing Time. After looking it up:

The incident was special because it was the ONLY ship to be sunk by a NUCLEAR submarine, the HMS Conquerer (Awesome name).
The ship sunk was the ARA General Belgrano. A WWII Era cruiser. The year was 82 I believe, since the conflict only lasted like 2 months in that year.

With a clear and dominate STOMP, panic324 surges to the front of the pack, slinks off to the corner and chows down on his 2 cookies.

Cookie Count is
Panic324.....3
Jarhead.....2
djstasavitch.....2
kkoeber.....1


O.k, Enough of the easy ones,

#7

What were the determining factors reguarding Height and Width of the Modern American Battleships ? ( Since its Saturday, 1 cookie for each right answer )
They had to be able to navigate both obstacles but still be able to carry the armaments and protection needed.

Good Luck

Yeehaw.



Unless it has to do with the Treaty of Versailles, I'm stumped.

I can´t believe this !!! no takers !!! not even a guess ??

Well here is the answer,

The 2 determining factors for determining the Height and Width of the Modern Battleship, 2 major obstacles had to be able to be navigated, 1 for saving sailing time, and the second for easy access for repairs and supplies.

Width, ships had to be able to pass through the Panama Canal,
Height, ships had to be able to pass under the Brooklyn Bridge,



#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 ?

Charles Pierce........but it started when civil war solder pinned pieces of paper on their coats with the name home town etc etc....

hey, slob, what's the current cookie count?

Nice try mggunner, but that is most definatly not the answer

Current Cookie count is,

Panic324.....3
Jarhead.....2
djstasavitch.....2
kkoeber.....1

Here is a hint to #8,
He was one of the Commanders of the 10th Calvary, a distinguished regiment of black troops, often called the "Buffalo Soldiers."

Arthur Crean

SN - 01

is it Arthur B. Crean?

edit:

DARN YOU, PANIC!!!!!!

nope Both mggunner and Panic are out of the running, kkoeber, jarhead999and djstasavitch you got a chance to close the gap.

O.K another hint, The French Loved this Man, if it wasn´t for him, his Military Servicemen ( not going to make to easy ), and his way of thinking, the Germans would have rolled right over the French.

slob212 wrote:

the Germans would have rolled right over the French.

but they did....
ah!
would it have something to do with a man named Maginot? (Maginot Line)