# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 206
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4102 "2020-11-11T14:26:32Z")
Famous Veterans 1. Jimmy Stewart - US Army Air Corps/US Air Force 2. Elvis Presley - US Army 3. John F. Kennedy - US Navy 4. Tammy Duckworth - US Army 5. Ted Williams - USN, USMC 6. Alec Guinness - Royal Navy 7. Michael Caine - British Army 8. George Washington - Colonial Army 9. Audie Murphy - US Army 10. Kris Kristofferson - US Army ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4103 "2020-11-11T15:46:49Z")
Famous Veterans 1. Jimmy Stewart - US Army Air Corps/US Air Force 2. Elvis Presley - US Army 3. John F. Kennedy - US Navy 4. Tammy Duckworth - US Army 5. Ted Williams - USN, USMC 6. Alec Guinness - Royal Navy 7. Michael Caine - British Army 8. George Washington - Colonial Army 9. Audie Murphy - US Army 10. Kris Kristofferson - US Army 11. Bea Arthur - US Marines “Argumentative” and “over aggressive” truck driver. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4104 "2020-11-11T19:18:50Z")
Famous Veterans 1. Jimmy Stewart - US Army Air Corps/US Air Force 2. Elvis Presley - US Army 3. John F. Kennedy - US Navy 4. Tammy Duckworth - US Army 5. Ted Williams - USN, USMC 6. Alec Guinness - Royal Navy 7. Michael Caine - British Army 8. George Washington - Colonial Army 9. Audie Murphy - US Army 10. Kris Kristofferson - US Army 11. Bea Arthur - US Marines 12. Queen Elizabeth II - British Army She’s the first female member of the British royal family to become an active duty member of the British Armed Forces and the only surviving head of state to have served in WWII. At age 19 she enlisted in the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service as Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor, trained as a mechanic and military truck driver, and was promoted to Junior Commander. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4105 "2020-11-11T21:43:53Z")
Famous Veterans 1. Jimmy Stewart - US Army Air Corps/US Air Force 2. Elvis Presley - US Army 3. John F. Kennedy - US Navy 4. Tammy Duckworth - US Army 5. Ted Williams - USN, USMC 6. Alec Guinness - Royal Navy 7. Michael Caine - British Army 8. George Washington - Continental Army 9. Audie Murphy - US Army 10. Kris Kristofferson - US Army 11. Bea Arthur - US Marines 12. Queen Elizabeth II - British Army 13. Jimi Hendrix - US Army More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia During the Black Hawk War. He later said his election as captain by the men of his company gave him greater pleasure than any other election he won. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4106 "2020-11-11T22:30:06Z")
More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4107 "2020-11-11T23:51:38Z")
More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant 3. Morgan Freeman - USAF ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4108 "2020-11-12T01:31:18Z")
More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant 3. Morgan Freeman - USAF 4. Manfred von Richthofen - Luftwaffe ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4109 "2020-11-12T01:52:42Z")
More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant 3. Morgan Freeman - USAF 4. Manfred von Richthofen - Luftwaffe 5. Chuck Yeager - USAF ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4110 "2020-11-12T03:30:03Z")
More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant 3. Morgan Freeman - USAF 4. Manfred von Richthofen - Luftwaffe 5. Chuck Yeager - USAF 6. T. E. Lawrence - British Army and RAF ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4111 "2020-11-12T07:30:09Z")
More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant 3. Morgan Freeman - USAF 4. Manfred von Richthofen - Luftwaffe 5. Chuck Yeager - USAF 6. T. E. Lawrence - British Army and RAF 7. John McCain - US Navy, POW ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4112 "2020-11-12T09:04:58Z")
More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant 3. Morgan Freeman - USAF 4. Manfred von Richthofen - Luftwaffe 5. Chuck Yeager - USAF 6. T. E. Lawrence - British Army and RAF 7. John McCain - US Navy, PO 8. Thadeosz Kosciuszku, American Revolutionary Army ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4113 "2020-11-12T13:36:01Z")
More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant 3. Morgan Freeman - USAF 4. Manfred von Richthofen - Luftwaffe 5. Chuck Yeager - USAF 6. T. E. Lawrence - British Army and RAF 7. John McCain - US Navy, PO 8. Thadeosz Kosciuszku, American Revolutionary Army 9. Xenophon - Athenian commander ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4114 "2020-11-12T14:08:31Z")
More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant 3. Morgan Freeman - USAF 4. Manfred von Richthofen - Luftwaffe 5. Chuck Yeager - USAF 6. T. E. Lawrence - British Army and RAF 7. John McCain - US Navy, PO 8. Thadeosz Kosciuszku, American Revolutionary Army 9. Xenophon - Athenian commander 10. Andrew Jackson - NC & TN Militias, US Army ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4115 "2020-11-12T14:29:11Z")
More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant 3. Morgan Freeman - USAF 4. Manfred von Richthofen - Luftwaffe 5. Chuck Yeager - USAF 6. T. E. Lawrence - British Army and RAF 7. John McCain - US Navy, PO 8. Thadeosz Kosciuszku, American Revolutionary Army 9. Xenophon - Athenian commander 10. Andrew Jackson - NC & TN Militias, US Army 11. Jimmy Stewart - Army Air Corps ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4116 "2020-11-12T15:02:03Z")
More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant 3. Morgan Freeman - USAF 4. Manfred von Richthofen - Luftstreitkräfte 5. Chuck Yeager - USAF 6. T. E. Lawrence - British Army and RAF 7. John McCain - US Navy, POW 8. Thadeosz Kosciuszku, American Revolutionary Army 9. Xenophon - Athenian commander 10. Andrew Jackson - NC & TN Militias, US Army 11. Jimmy Carter - US Navy Jimmy Stewart was already used in the last round, and I’ve corrected the name of the Red Baron’s branch of service. > **[Luftstreitkräfte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftstreitkr%C3%A4fte)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte (German: \[ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈlʊftˌʃtʁaɪtkʁɛftə\], German Air Force)—known before October 1916 as Fliegertruppen (Flyer Troops)—was the air arm of the Imperial German Army. In English-language sources it is usually referred to as the Imperial German Air Service, although that is not a literal translation of either name. German naval aviators of the Marine-Fliegerabteilung were an integral part of the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserl... ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4117 "2020-11-12T15:08:38Z")
[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:4116, topic:846938, full:true”] More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant 3. Morgan Freeman - USAF 4. Manfred von Richthofen - Luftstreitkräfte 5. Chuck Yeager - USAF 6. T. E. Lawrence - British Army and RAF 7. John McCain - US Navy, POW 8. Thadeosz Kosciuszku, American Revolutionary Army 9. Xenophon - Athenian commander 10. Andrew Jackson - NC & TN Militias, US Army 11. Jimmy Carter - US Navy 12. Harry Stubbs (author Hal Clement) - flew 35 combat missions over Europe with the 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group Thanks for the Jimmy Stewart catch. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4118 "2020-11-12T15:12:33Z")
Soitenly! More famous veterans 1. Abraham Lincoln - Illinois Militia 2. Alvin York - WWI US Army Sergeant 3. Morgan Freeman - USAF 4. Manfred von Richthofen - Luftstreitkräfte 5. Chuck Yeager - USAF 6. T. E. Lawrence - British Army and RAF 7. John McCain - US Navy, POW 8. Thadeosz Kosciuszku, American Revolutionary Army 9. Xenophon - Athenian commander 10. Andrew Jackson - NC & TN Militias, US Army 11. Jimmy Carter - US Navy 12. Harry Stubbs (author Hal Clement) - flew 35 combat missions over Europe with the 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group 13. Prince Andrew, Duke of York - Royal Navy BTW, Carter got a submarine named after him, appropriately enough, given his own undersea service: [USS Jimmy Carter - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Jimmy_Carter) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4119 "2020-11-12T15:24:35Z")
Bad ideas for a Baker’s Dozen 1. Favorite Beatles ---
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Bad ideas for a Baker’s Dozen 1. Favorite Beatles 2. Musical instruments starting with X ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/4121 "2020-11-12T15:41:05Z")
Bad ideas for a Baker’s Dozen 1. Favorite Beatles 2. Musical instruments starting with X 3. Collectable spores, molds, and fungi [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=205) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=207)