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Presidential Military Service

Based on the clues, can you name these US Presidents who served in the military?
Several presidents served in more than one war; the one(s) listed are those they are most identified with.
Not all presidents who served in the military are listed.
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Last updated: August 9, 2012
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Rank
War
Answer
Commander of the Continental Army
General
Revolutionary
George Washington
Battle of Tippecanoe
General
Indian / 1812
William H. Harrison
"Old Rough and Ready"
General
1812 / Mexican
Zachary Taylor
WWII commander on D-Day
General
World War II
Dwight D. Eisenhower
PT boat captain in WW II
Lieutenant
World War II
John F. Kennedy
Led the charge up San Juan Hill
Colonel
Spanish American
Theodore Roosevelt
Defeated Lee at Appomattox
General
Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
Battle of New Orleans
General
War of 1812
Andrew Jackson
Navy pilot during World War II
Lieutenant
World War II
George H.W. Bush
WW II Army Air Force PR officer
Captain
World War II
Ronald Reagan
Militia leader -- Black Hawk War
Captain
Black Hawk War
Abraham Lincoln
Wounded at South Mountain
General
Civil War
Rutherford B. Hayes
Heroic ride at Chickamauga
General
Civil War
James A. Garfield
Wounded in the Battle of Contreras
General
Mexican War
Franklin Pierce
Atlanta campaign/Battle of Nashville
General
Civil War
Benjamin Harrison
Crossed the Delaware with Washington
Lt. Commander
Revolutionary
James Monroe
Graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy
Lieutenant
Korean War
Jimmy Carter
Artillery commander in France
Colonel
World War I
Harry S Truman
CBTemple
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Level 81
May 8, 2012
Corrected. Thank you!
BuckDonk
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Level 63
Jul 10, 2012
"Bush" isn't accepted?
Spartangrad87
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Level 19
Aug 8, 2012
instead of George H W Bush could you accept Bush Sr
CBTemple
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Level 81
Aug 9, 2012
"Bush", "Bush Sr.", and "Bush 41" are all acceptable now. Thanks!
verdun
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Level 71
Nov 23, 2015
Nixon served in the navy in World War II.
divantilya
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Level 37
Apr 19, 2018
Interesting! - Never knew that Truman was in WWI (or that he was a colonel).
Megadeath
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Level 43
Oct 9, 2020
If Reagan counts (as an actor who became a "PR Officer" and made pro-war movies and training films without ever leaving Hollywood) then LBJ and Nixon should definitely count.
nerdalert
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Level 85
Feb 7, 2023
And GWB
InterAlia
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Level 75
Feb 7, 2023
gypsum wall board? Would've been more useful.
Fianchetto
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Level 73
Feb 7, 2023
Can you accept JFK?
LAP3UNC
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Level 84
Feb 7, 2023
This is the first quiz I've ever seen where "JFK" isn't accepted for Kennedy. Come on.
redwardcarter
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Level 73
Feb 7, 2023
William McKinley was a quartermaster in the 23rd Ohio Infantry. He remains the only quartermaster to become president. He particularly distinguished himself by bringing food and water into the battle to refresh his fellow soldiers during the lengthy battle of Antietam. He was later promoted to an infantry officer and left service at the rank of major.
woshiwaiguoren
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Level 70
Feb 8, 2023
I would strongly recommend that this be made a yellow-box quiz so that people can't just spam all the presidents in the time limit.

Great quiz!

GuerillaGorilla
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Level 49
Feb 29, 2024
Why isn't "jfk" accepted???
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