Hoosier History Highlights
Special Edition
America's 250th Anniversary
Honoring Those Who Served
Indiana Quick Quiz
1. Who is the Concord, Indiana native who served 500 meals a day for the Officers' Hospital in Stockwell, Indiana during the Civil War?
2. Who is the Union General from Liberty, Indiana who had sideburns named after him?
3. Who is the Medal of Honor recipient, Atlantic Fleet commander in World War II?
4. Who is the Hoosier farm boy that became America's favorite WWII war correspondent?
Answers Below
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David Monroe Shoup, born in Battle Ground, Indiana, was a general of the United States Marine Corps. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II. General Shoup also served as the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Opha May Johnson, born in Kokomo, Indiana, was the first woman known to have enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.
George Rogers Clark, A prominent Revolutionary War general, Clark is best known for leading the 1779 expedition that captured the British-held forts at Vincennes and Fort Sackville, effectively securing the Northwest Territory for the United States. His actions were pivotal in the Western theater of the war.
Colonel Dorene Betsy Ross, born in Indianapolis, is a veteran of U.S. Air Force 1998-present, War on Terrorism 2001-Present, and Operation Unified Response Haiti 2010.
Where in Indiana
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Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken in the Indiana House of Representatives.
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Answers: 1. Martha Baker 2. Ambrose Burnside 3. Jonas Ingram 4. Ernie Pyle
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