Fun Trivia : U.S. Army

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If you were a member of the "Bloody Bucket" Division, what division are you in?

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28th I.D.. The 28th I.D. was given that nickname after taking high causalties in the autumn of 1944.



If you served in the "Screaming Eagles", what Division did you serve in?

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101st Abn Division. The "Screaming Eagles" of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assualt) are stationed in Fort Campbell, KY.



If you are in the "Big Red One" what Infantry Divsion are you in?

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1st I.D.. The 1st Infantry Division is called the "Big Red One" because of the Red Number One on their patch. Simple enough.



The "Santa Fe" division was featured in the movie "Kelley's Heroes". The patch is a blue circle with a white wagon wheel in it. What Infantry Division is the "Santa Fe" Division?

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35th I.D.. The 35th I.D. is a National Guard Division headquartered in Fort Leavenworth, KS.



What Infantry Division did Audie Murphy serve in?

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3rd I.D.. Audie Murphy was a member of the 3rd I.D. (dog faced soldiers). He starred as himself in the movie "To Hell and Back".



In the movie "Platoon" Charlie Sheen and his comrades are members of what division in the Vietnam War?

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25th I.D.. The 25th I.D. is known as "Tropic Lightning" because of the gold thunderbolt on their red patch. The 25th is headquartered at Schoffield Barracks, Hawaii.



SGT Alvin York become a heroic figure in World War 1 when he single-handedly captured over one hundred German soldiers. In which division did he serve?

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82nd Infantry Division. SGT York served in the "All-American" 82nd I.D. before the division went airborne. The 82nd is headquartered at Fort Bragg, NC. The post can "brag" a fine museum featuring the 82nd Division.



The nickname for the 29th Infantry Division is what?

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The Blue and Gray Division. The 29th Division was heavily involved at Omaha Beach and the push towards St Lo during World War 2.



Which division features an Indian head on its patch?

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2nd Infantry Division. The 2nd Infantry Division is stationed in Korea. The patch is a rather large one and you can always tell when a soldier just transfered from the 2nd I.D. to your unit. His or her BDUs show the tell-tale fading of the large patch.



Who was the first Sergeant Major of the Army?

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William Wooldridge. William Woolridge was appointed as the SMA on July 11, 1966 and served in that position until August 1968. He was assigned to 1st Infantry Division and participated in the D-Day landings and the Battle of the Bulge campaigns. He was also appointed as the 1st Infantry Division sergeant major and was then deployed to Vietnam.



Who assumed the position of Sergeant Major of the Army on January 15, 2004?

Sergeants Major of the U.S. Army


Kenneth Preston. SMA Preston assumed duties on Jan 15, 04. SMA Preston served as the CSM for Combined Joint Task Force 7 that served in Baghdad.



Who was the SMA that was involved with changing the Army from the BDU cap to the black beret?

Sergeants Major of the U.S. Army


Jack Tilley. SMA Tilley was the 12th SMA. The black beret is just one of many things he did while serving as SMA.



Which SMA was selected as the 1979 Army Drill Sergeant of the Year?

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Robert Hall. SMA Hall was the 11th SMA. He was also inducted into the Sergeant Morales Club and the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club. SMA Hall served as an instructor at the Sergeants Major Academy after graduating from that same academy.



Which SMA approved the Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES)?

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George Dunaway. SMA Dunaway was the 2nd SMA. He was sworn in on Sept 1, 1968.



Which SMA has a Deployment Center at Biggs Army Airfield named after him?

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Silas Copeland. SMA Copeland was the 3rd SMA, sworn in on Oct 1, 1970. According to SMA Copeland, his biggest accomplishment was being able to influence leaders to treat soldiers as "human being[s], with dignity and respect."



Up to and including SMA Preston, how many Sergeants Major of the Army have there been?

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13. SMA Preston was the appointed SMA in 2004, as described in question two of this quiz. The first was SMA Woolridge, appointed in 1966, and discussed in question one.



Which famous U.S. Army Division was nicknamed "Hell on Wheels" ?

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2nd Armored Division. Under the command of General Patton, 2nd Armored was involved in the capture of Palermo, Sicily and went on to the battlefields of France following D-Day. It landed in France on June 9, 1944 and fought on to the end of the war.



The Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team were assigned to which Division when it arrived for combat in Italy in June, 1944 ?

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34th "Red Bull" Division. The 442nd Regimental Combat Team is the most decorated unit in U.S. military history



What American combat division was the ancestor of the Air Mobile Division formed during the Vietnam War?

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11th Airborne Division. In WWII the 11th made a daring raid behind enemy lines and liberated 2,200 Allied POWs from the Los Banos Internment Camp in the Philippines. It fought in the Pacific Theater of War.



Which U.S. Division was the largest division in the United States Army, at the start of the 21st century ?

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1st Cavalry Division. Thirty-four First Cavalry soldiers have received the Medal of Honor for their action in combat, since SGT Troy A. McGill earned his Medal of Honor in March, 1944.



Which U.S. Army Division did General Douglas MacArthur command for a short time during WWI?

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42 nd "Rainbow" Division. The 'Rainbow Division' was the nickname given to the U.S. 42nd Division. It was so-named because it was comprised - deliberately - from National Guard Units from 26 states and the District of Columbia.



Which American Division fought against French troops for three days during November, 1942 while attacking the port city of Casablanca, Morocco in North Africa ?

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3rd "Rock of the Marne" Division. The 3rd Division, under the command of Maj. Gen. Lucian Truscott, was given the task of capturing Casablanca. The 3rd Division embarked aboard transport ships and sailed directly from America to Morocco in what would become the longest sea voyage preceding an amphibious landing ever.



What is the origin of the name of the "Americal" Division"?

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from the phrase "Americans in New Caledonia.". The Americal Division was the only Army division not designated by number during WWII.



Which U.S. Army division was Sergeant Alvin C. York assigned to when he earned the Congressional Medal of Honor ?

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82 "All-American" Division. The 82nd Infantry Division was formed August 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Since members of the Division came from all 48 states, the unit was given the nickname "All-Americans," hence its famed "AA" shoulder patch. This is the forerunner of the 82nd Airborne Division of today.



Audie Murphy, the most decorated U.S. Army soldier in WWII, served with which U.S. Army Division ?

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3rd Infantry Division. Audie Leon Murphy, son of poor Texas sharecroppers, rose to national fame as the most decorated U.S. combat soldier of WWII. Among his 33 awards and decorations was the Medal of Honor. He went on to become a well known film actor and died in a plane crash in 1971.



Which U.S. Army Division has been stationed in South Korea since the 1965 ?

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2nd Infantry Division. Parts of the Division have been deployed to other locations, including Iraq, but the larger part of the Division is assigned to Korea.



Which U.S. Army Division accompanied the 1st Marine Division in the Inchon Amphibious Invasion during the Korean War ?

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7th Infantry Division. The newly reinforced 7th Infantry Division protected the flank of the 1st Marine Division during the landing stages of the invasion.



The first meetings of Soviet and American troops along the Elbe River near Torgau in April, 1945, heralded the approaching end of WWII in Europe. Which U.S. Army Division was involved ?

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69th InfantryDivision. On the 26th of April, 1945, Major General Reinhardt, Commander of the U.S. 69th Infantry Division, met with his Soviet counterpart, Major General Rusakov, Commander of the 58th Guards Division.



Which active U.S. Army Division is stationed at Fort Drum, New York ?

U.S. Army Divisions


10th Mountain Division. Over the last decade, the 10th Mountain Division has been involved in more deployments than any other division in the Army.



Located at Fort Hood, Texas, are two of the U.S. Army's most combat capable divisions. Which two are these ?

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1st Cavalry Division and 4th Infantry Division. Fort Hood is the largest active duty armored post in the United States, and is the only post in the United States that is capable of supporting two full armored divisions.



During Operation Iraqi Freedom, elements of which U.S. Army Division captured Saddam International Airport on the outskirts of Baghdad?

U.S. Army Divisions


3rd Infantry Division. The total size of the Iraqi force defending the airport is estimated at 2 tank battalions, 2 mechanized infantry battalions, and 2 "straight leg" infantry battalions.