Presidents who served in the armed forces

Name the 29 presidents in US History that served in the armed forces.

County militia doesn't count toward service in this quiz - State militia does count.

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Continental Army - General; fought in French/Indian War and the American Revolution	George Washington
Continental Army - Major, fought in the American Revolution	James Monroe
US Army - Major General, fought in American Revolution, War of 1812, Creek War, and 1st Seminole War	Andrew Jackson
US Army - Major General, fought in the War of 1812 & the Northwest Indian War	William Henry Harrison
Virginia Militia - Captain, fought in the War of 1812	John Tyler
Tennessee Militia - Colonel, did not see war service	James K. Polk
US Army - Major General, fought in War of 1812, Blackhawk War, 2nd Seminole War, & Mexican-American War	Zachary Taylor
New York Militia - Major, fought in the Civil War	Millard Fillmore
US Army - Brigadier General, fought in Mexican American War	Franklin Pierce
Pennsylvania Militia - Private, fought in the War of 1812	James Buchanan
Illinois Militia - Captain, fought in the Blackhawk War	Abraham Lincoln
US Army - Brigadier General, fought in Civil War	Andrew Johnson
US Army - General of the Army, fought in Mexican American War and Civil War	Ulysses S. Grant
US Army - Major General, fought in Civil War	Rutherford B. Hayes
US Army - Major General, fought in Civil War	James A. Garfield

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New York Militia - Brigadier General, fought in Civil War	Chester A. Arthur
US Army - Brigadier General, fought in Civil War	Benjamin Harrison
US Army - Brevet Major, fought in Civil War	William McKinley
US Army - Colonel, fought in Spanish-American War, awarded Medal of Honor	Theodore Roosevelt
US Army Officer Reserve Corp - Colonel, fought in WWI	Harry S. Truman
US Army - Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, fought in WWI & WWII	Dwight D. Eisenhower
US Navy - Lieutenant, fought in WWII, awarded Navy/Marine Medal & Purple Heart	John F. Kennedy
US Navy - Commander, fought in WWII, awarded Silver Star	Lyndon B. Johnson
US Navy - Commander, fought in WWII, awarded (2) Service Stars	Richard M. Nixon
US Navy - Lieutenant Commander, fought in WWII	Gerald Ford
US Navy - Lieutenant, fought in WWII & Korea	Jimmy Carter
US Army Reserve - Captain, stationed stateside during WWII	Ronald Reagan
US Navy - Lieutenant (Junior Grade), fought in WWII, awarded Flying Cross	George H.W. Bush
Texas Air National Guard - 1st Lieutenant, stateside during Vietnam	George W. Bush

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