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Airborne & Special Operations Museum
Gallery Scavenger Hunt for U.S. History
Explore the gallery to discover facts about the history of the airborne and
special operations forces of the U.S. Army. Search the panels, reader-rails,
captions, and maps for answers.
Part 1: Identify the leader being described.
1. U.S. President during Operation DESERT SHIELD and Operation DESERT STORM
2. Commander of United Nations troops during the Korean War
3. Ordered military intervention in the Dominican Republic
4. Developed the “flexible response” doctrine in response to “Wars of National
Liberation”
5. Served as U.S. Army Chief of Staff during World War II; the initiative to rebuild
Europe’s economy after World War II was named for him
6. He was President when the U.S. entered World War II
7. He served as the head of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
8. While he was President, the U.S. Army intervened in Grenada to keep communism
from spreading so close to the U.S.
9. The Supreme Allied Commander in Europe later became President of the U.S.
10. He was the first parachutist to receive the Medal of Honor
Part 2: Name the place.
11. Where did the U.S. Navy destroy the pride of Japan’s Navy, thus ending the
Japanese offensive of World War II?
12. Which country did the 1954 Geneva Accords divide into a communist North and
an anti-communist South?
13. Which beaches did the U.S. Army take on D-Day?
14. Which countries were at war with each other after one crossed the 38th parallel?
15. The United States entered World War II following Japan’s attack on which naval
base?
Part 3: Identify the following locations on the map.
16. Where the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion served during World War II (2 states)
17. Camp Mackall
18. Location of the Army’s Airborne School
19. Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech
20. Where members of the 101st Airborne Division were sent to uphold the Supreme
Court’s ruling in Brown v. the Board of Education
Bonus: What event led to the rebuilding of special operations forces in 1980?
Airborne & Special Operations Museum
Gallery Scavenger Hunt for U.S. History
Explore the gallery to discover facts about the history of the airborne and
special operations forces of the U.S. Army. Search the panels, reader-rails,
captions, and maps for answers.
Part 1: Identify the leader being described.
1. President during Operation DESERT SHIELD and Operation DESERT STORM
George H. W. Bush
“The Whirlwind War” and “Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM”
2. Commander of United Nations troops during the Korean War
Douglas McArthur
“The “Rakkasans” in Korea”
3. Ordered military intervention in the Dominican Republic
Lyndon B. Johnson
“Operation POWER PACK”
4. Developed the “flexible response” doctrine in response to “Wars of National
Liberation”
John F. Kennedy
“Special Forces in Southeast Asia”
5. Served as U.S. Army Chief of Staff during World War II; the initiative to rebuild
Europe’s economy after World War II was named for him
George Marshall
“Neither Peace Nor War”
6. President when the U.S. entered World War II
Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Day of Infamy”
7. Commanding General of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
William Westmoreland
“Screaming Eagles, All Americans and the Herd” and “Winning Hearts and Minds”
8. While he was President, the U.S. Army intervened in Grenada to keep communism
from spreading so close to the U.S.
Ronald Reagan
“Operation URGENT FURY”
9. Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and later President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Architects of the Legend”
10. First parachutist to receive the Medal of Honor
Paul Huff
“Architects of the Legend” and “Italy, 1943”
Part 2: Name the place.
11. Where did the U.S. Navy destroy the pride of Japan’s Navy, thus ending the
Japanese offensive of World War II?
Midway
“Day of Infamy”
12. Which country did the 1954 Geneva Accords divide into a communist North and
an anti-communist South?
Vietnam
“Who Will Liberate the Third World?”
13. Which beaches did the U.S. Army take on D-Day?
Omaha and Utah
“D-Day:Operation NEPTUNE”
14. Which countries were at war with each other after one crossed the 38th parallel?
North Korea and South Korea
“Airborne and Special Operations in Korea”
15. The United States entered World War II following Japan’s attack on which naval
base?
Pearl Harbor
“Day of Infamy”
Part 3: Identify the following locations on the map.
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16. Where the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion served during World War II (2 states)
California and Oregon
“Pioneers”
17. Camp Mackall
North Carolina
“From Test Platoon to Airborne Command”
18. Location of the Army’s Airborne School
Georgia
“The 501st Parachute Infantry Battalion”
19. Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech
Missouri
“Neither Peace Nor War”
20. Where members of the 101st Airborne Division were sent to uphold the Supreme
Court’s ruling in Brown v. the Board of Education
Arkansas
“Supporting Civil Authority”
Bonus: What event led to the rebuilding of special operations forces in 1980?
Failure of Operation Eagle Claw – the mission to rescue the hostages at the American Embassy in
Iran – at Desert One
“ARSOF at the Crossroads”
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