Do You Know These Badger Veterans' Stories?

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Quiz Questions

1.
Which of these Badgers received the Congressional Medal of Honor?
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- A.
  Frank L. Anders
- B.
  Jim Lovell
- C.
  Brewster Shaw
- D.
  Charles Lindbergh
2.
One of the earliest known students of color at the UW, this Badger served in the Spanish-American War and went on to become a prominent doctor and civil rights activist in Baltimore. Who was he?
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- A.
  William Smith Noland
- B.
  William T. Green
- C.
  Harry S. McCard
- D.
  Eugene J. Marshall
3.
In 1950, a war simulation exercise involving a B-36 aircraft with an atomic bomb onboard went wrong, resulting in the world's first lost nuclear device. Which Badger mysteriously vanished in the incident?
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- A.
  Richard V. Rhode
- B.
  Theodore F. Schreier
- C.
  Walter Edwin Lees
- D.
  Fred E. Gutt
4.
Recently, members of UW–Madison's MIA Project recovered the remains of Walter Stone, a pilot who had been killed in action. How long had he been missing?
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- A.
  18 months
- B.
  28 years
- C.
  75 years
- D.
  243 years
5.
Milton Pettit Griswold started his engineering degree at the UW in 1915. In 1918, his education was interrupted by WWI. When did he finally receive his degree from the UW?
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- A.
  1920
- B.
  1946
- C.
  1982
- D.
  2016
6.
Which Badger was the first Wisconsin woman to be inducted into the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) during WWII?
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- A.
  Anne E. Alinder
- B.
  Oveta Culp Hobby
- C.
  Edith Nourse Rogers
- D.
  Eunice Harriet Onsrud

Quiz Outcomes

1.
Back to boot camp.
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Looks like these stories were all new to you. That's great! It means you're learning. Feel free to take the quiz again and see how many of the answers you remember.For more veterans' stories, including oral histories, check out the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison or visit online at wisvetsmuseum.com.
2.
Bravo Zulu! (Good job!)
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You sure know your history! Make sure you check out the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison or visit online at wisvetsmuseum.com. There are a lot more stories and artifacts to learn from.