History /Army Board - US Army History Part 2
When was the Department of Defense created?
10 Aug 1949
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When was the Department of Defense created?
10 Aug 1949
When was UCMJ enacted?
May 1950
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When was the Army Flag dedicated?
14 June 1956
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On what date did President Eisenhower sign the Code of Conduct?
17 Aug 1955
When did the Secretary of the Army dedicate the Army song?
11 Nov 1956
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When did the Army officially announce that 'The Army Goes Rolling Along' was the official Army song?
12 Dec 1957
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
When was the Department of Defense created? | 10 Aug 1949 |
When was UCMJ enacted? | May 1950 |
When was the Army Flag dedicated? | 14 June 1956 |
On what date did President Eisenhower sign the Code of Conduct? | 17 Aug 1955 |
When did the Secretary of the Army dedicate the Army song? | 11 Nov 1956 |
When did the Army officially announce that 'The Army Goes Rolling Along' was the official Army song? | 12 Dec 1957 |
On what date was the position of the Sergeant Major of the Army established? | 4 Jul 1966 |
Who was the first SMA? | SMA Wooldridge |
What 3 words are on the official seal of the Army? | This We'll Defend |
What was the password used by the Army on D-day, June 6, 1944? | Mickey Mouse |
What word and date embroidered on the streamer should be in the center facing forward and completely identifiable when the US Army Flag is displayed? | Yorktown 1781 |
Who was the Father of American Rangers? | Major Robert Rogers, 1756 |
What was the first field manual? | The Blue Book |
What was the official name of the Blue Book? | The Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, 1779 |
Who wrote 'The Army Regulations of 1821' which was the first written regulation by the Army since the publication of Baron von Steuben's Blue Book? | General Winfield Scott |
What regulation was the first written regulation by the Army since the publication of Baron von Steuben's Blue Book? | The Army Regulations of 1821 |
What were some of the areas covered in 'The Army Regulations of 1821?' | Hand Salute
How to conduct a march
How to make a good CO stew |
What was the longest war in US history? | War in Afghanistan (13.2 yrs)
| Vietnam was 10.7 yrs |
What US war had the greatest number of American casualties? | Civil War |
When and where did the Civil War actually begin? | April 1861 when South Carolina militia forces fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor |
The Armistice ended the fighting at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918-known for many years as Armistice Day, what is it now called in the US? | Veteran's Day |
On which two beaches did the 1st, 4th, and 29th Infantry Divisions assault on D-Day? | Utah and Omaha |
When was Saddam Hussein captured? | 13 December 2003 |
When did President Truman authorize the use of two atomic bombs against Japan, destroying Hiroshima and Nagasaki? | Hiroshima - 6 Aug 1945
| Nagasaki - 9 Aug 1945 |
What did the National Security Act of 1947 establish? | Department of Defense; Army; Navy; and Air Force |
When was the US Army created/established? | 14 June, 1775 |