Army History

Question 1

Who was the First inspector general

Answer 1

America’s first inspector general, Baron Von Steuben, strongly influenced the shaping of the NCO corps in the Continental Army

Question 2

Who instituted the Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, commonly called the “Blue Book.”

Answer 2

Inspector General Baron Von Steuben

Question 3

When did the army become and All volunteer force

Answer 3

Army became an all-volunteer force in 1973

Question 4

1775-1783

Answer 4

The

Revolutionary War

Question 5

1775

May 10

Answer 5

The
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (The
action for which the Army was
awarded it’s first battle streamer)

Question 6

1775

Jun 14

Answer 6

Jun 14 The infantry branch was established in
 the U.S. Army.  The U.S. Army
 was created by the Second
 Continental Congress. Six Companies
 of expert riflemen formed in
 Pennsylvania, Two in Maryland and
 Two in Virginia

Question 7

1775

Jul 03

Answer 7

George Washington became the first
Commander in Chief of the
Continental Army

Question 8

1776

Jul 04

Answer 8

The Declaration of Independence was

established

Question 9

1778

Answer 9

During the winter the Army received it’s
 first real training by a former
 Prussian Officer named Baron
 Friedrich Von Steuben at Valley
 Forge

Question 10

1787

Answer 10

The Constitution of the United States
 was written (Ratified in 1789)

Question 11

1812-1815

Answer 11

The war of 1812

Question 12

April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865

Answer 12

The civil war

Question 13

1862

Jul 12

Answer 13

The Medal of Honor was established by a

Congressional Act

Question 14

1903

Aug 16

Answer 14

The post of Commanding General of the United States Army is replaced by that of Chief of Staff of the Army; Samuel B. M. Young is the first to take the new title

Question 15

LT. Edmund L. Gruber

Answer 15

LT. Edmund L. Gruber composed the “Caisson Song” which was later to be known as “the Army goes rolling along”. It was dedicated on Veterans day of 1956 by the Secretary of the Army.

Question 16

1931

Mar 03

Answer 16

"The
 Star Spangled Banner"
 officially became the National
 Anthem by law (title 36, U.S. Code
 170)

Question 17

Francis Scott Key

Answer 17

Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Frederick, Maryland who is best known for writing a poem which later became the lyrics for the United States’ national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”.

Question 18

1941

Dec 07

Answer 18

Attack of Pearl Harbor

Question 19

1944

Jun 06

Answer 19

D-Day,
 France was liberated when the U.S.
 and it’s Allies stormed Normandy
 Beach (the password used was
 "Mickey Mouse") The
 official name of the operation was
 "Operation Overlord"

Question 20

1945

May 12

Answer 20

VE-Day, (Victory in Europe)

Germany surrendered

Question 21

1945

Aug 06

Answer 21

The
1st atomic bomb was dropped on
Hiroshima, Japan (dropped by a plane
named the Enola Gay)

Question 22

1945

Aug 09

Answer 22

the
2nd atomic bomb was dropped on
Nagasaki, Japan

Question 23

1947

Answer 23

The
 Department of the Army was
 established by the National Security
 Act of 1947.  It was previously
 known as  The War Department

Question 24

Sept 1947

Answer 24

The

Air Force separated from the Army

Question 25

1949

Aug 10

Answer 25

Department

of Defense was created

Question 26

1956

Jun 14

Answer 26

The
Army flag was dedicated. Also
the 181st Anniversary of the U.S.
Army

Question 27

1956

Nov 11

Answer 27

The
 army song "The Army Goes
 Rolling Along" was dedicated by
 the Secretary of the Army.  It
 was not officially announced until
 Dec 12, 1957.  Originally known
 as the "Caisson Song", it
 was composed by LT. Edmund L. Gruber
 in 1908

Question 28

1966

Jul 04

Answer 28

The
position of Sergeant Major of the
Army was established

Question 29

William O. Wooldridge

Answer 29

First Sergeant Major of the

Army