# 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:** 494
**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:** [August 4, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9864 "2022-08-04T18:29:30Z")
**Birthdays of well-known people** 1. Barack Obama, August 4 2. Beyonce, Sept. 4 3. Calvin Coolidge, July 4 4. Alfred Hitchcock, August 13 5. Pablo Picasso, October 25 6. Louis Armstrong, August 4 7. Lori Lightfoot, August 4 ---
**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:** [August 4, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9865 "2022-08-04T19:04:57Z")
**Birthdays of well-known people** 1. Barack Obama, August 4 2. Beyonce, Sept. 4 3. Calvin Coolidge, July 4 4. Alfred Hitchcock, August 13 5. Pablo Picasso, October 25 6. Louis Armstrong, August 4 7. Lori Lightfoot, August 4 8. Kamala Harris, Oct. 20 ---
**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:** [August 4, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9866 "2022-08-04T19:05:57Z")
**Birthdays of well-known people** 1. Barack Obama, August 4 2. Beyonce, Sept. 4 3. Calvin Coolidge, July 4 4. Alfred Hitchcock, August 13 5. Pablo Picasso, October 25 6. Louis Armstrong, August 4 7. Lori Lightfoot, August 4 8. Kamala Harris, Oct. 20 9. John Quincy Adams, July 11 ---
**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:** [August 4, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9867 "2022-08-04T19:07:05Z")
**Birthdays of well-known people** 1. Barack Obama, August 4 2. Beyonce, Sept. 4 3. Calvin Coolidge, July 4 4. Alfred Hitchcock, August 13 5. Pablo Picasso, October 25 6. Louis Armstrong, August 4 7. Lori Lightfoot, August 4 8. Kamala Harris, Oct. 20 9. John Quincy Adams, July 11 10. Jesus Christ, Dec. 25 Or so many believe. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9868 "2022-08-04T20:28:40Z")
**Birthdays of well-known people** 1. Barack Obama, August 4 2. Beyonce, Sept. 4 3. Calvin Coolidge, July 4 4. Alfred Hitchcock, August 13 5. Pablo Picasso, October 25 6. Louis Armstrong, August 4 7. Lori Lightfoot, August 4 8. Kamala Harris, Oct. 20 9. John Quincy Adams, July 11 10. Jesus Christ, Dec. 25 11. Mahatma Gandhi, October 2 ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9869 "2022-08-04T20:34:04Z")
**Birthdays of well-known people** 1. Barack Obama, August 4 2. Beyonce, Sept. 4 3. Calvin Coolidge, July 4 4. Alfred Hitchcock, August 13 5. Pablo Picasso, October 25 6. Louis Armstrong, August 4 7. Lori Lightfoot, August 4 8. Kamala Harris, Oct. 20 9. John Quincy Adams, July 11 10. Jesus Christ, Dec. 25 11. Mahatma Gandhi, October 2 12. LBJ, August 27 ---
**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:** [August 4, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9870 "2022-08-04T21:04:07Z")
Never Mind ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9871 "2022-08-04T21:08:52Z")
**Birthdays of well-known people** 1. Barack Obama, August 4 2. Beyonce, Sept. 4 3. Calvin Coolidge, July 4 4. Alfred Hitchcock, August 13 5. Pablo Picasso, October 25 6. Louis Armstrong, August 4 7. Lori Lightfoot, August 4 8. Kamala Harris, Oct. 20 9. John Quincy Adams, July 11 10. Jesus Christ, Dec. 25 11. Mahatma Gandhi, October 2 12. LBJ, August 27 13. George Washington, Feb 11 (OS) **Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young ---
**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:** [August 4, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9872 "2022-08-04T21:31:47Z")
**Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young 2. Vernon J. Baker ---
**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:** [August 4, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9873 "2022-08-04T22:43:14Z")
**Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young 2. Vernon J. Baker 3. Alvin York ---
**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:** [August 4, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9874 "2022-08-04T23:31:35Z")
**Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young 2. Vernon J. Baker 3. Alvin York 4. Roy Benavidez ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9875 "2022-08-05T00:05:01Z")
**Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young 2. Vernon J. Baker 3. Alvin York 4. Roy Benavidez 5. William H. Carney First African-American to be awarded the MOH, although he didn’t actually receive it until 36 years after his act of heroism during the Civil War. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9876 "2022-08-05T03:54:00Z")
**Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young 2. Vernon J. Baker 3. Alvin York 4. Roy Benavidez 5. William H. Carney 6. Daniel K. Inouye The best known of the 33 Asian American recipients ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9877 "2022-08-05T06:58:50Z")
**Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young 2. Vernon J. Baker 3. Alvin York 4. Roy Benavidez 5. William H. Carney 6. Daniel K. Inouye 7. Smedley Butler Won it twice for 2 separate actions (1914 and 1915) ---
**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:** [August 5, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9878 "2022-08-05T11:18:13Z")
**Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young 2. Vernon J. Baker 3. Alvin York 4. Roy Benavidez 5. William H. Carney 6. Daniel K. Inouye 7. Smedley Butler 8. Macario Garcia ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9879 "2022-08-05T12:12:26Z")
**Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young 2. Vernon J. Baker 3. Alvin York 4. Roy Benavidez 5. William H. Carney 6. Daniel K. Inouye 7. Smedley Butler 8. Macario Garcia 9. Dr. Mary Walker She is the only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9880 "2022-08-05T12:42:31Z")
**Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young 2. Vernon J. Baker 3. Alvin York 4. Roy Benavidez 5. William H. Carney 6. Daniel K. Inouye 7. Smedley Butler 8. Macario Garcia 9. Dr. Mary Walker 10. Dan Daly Marine was awarded the MoH _twice_ (as did Marine Smedley Butler) ---
**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:** [August 5, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9881 "2022-08-05T16:46:35Z")
**Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young 2. Vernon J. Baker 3. Alvin York 4. Roy Benavidez 5. William H. Carney 6. Daniel K. Inouye 7. Smedley Butler 8. Macario Garcia 9. Dr. Mary Walker 10. Dan Daly 11. Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. Posthumous award to one of 29 Native American awardees ---
**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:** [August 5, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9882 "2022-08-05T17:45:33Z")
**Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young 2. Vernon J. Baker 3. Alvin York 4. Roy Benavidez 5. William H. Carney 6. Daniel K. Inouye 7. Smedley Butler 8. Macario Garcia 9. Dr. Mary Walker 10. Dan Daly 11. Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. 12. Gary Gordon Delta Force sniper who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor along with his teammate Randy Shugart for their actions protecting the downed Black Hawk crew during Operation Gothic Serpent in Somalia. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9883 "2022-08-07T01:17:52Z")
**Medal of Honor recipients** 1. Rodger Young 2. Vernon J. Baker 3. Alvin York 4. Roy Benavidez 5. William H. Carney 6. Daniel K. Inouye 7. Smedley Butler 8. Macario Garcia 9. Dr. Mary Walker 10. Dan Daly 11. Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. 12. Gary Gordon 13. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain A hero of Gettysburg and later Governor of Maine. Pass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=493) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=495)