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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the base where the 506th Regiment trained in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) Camp Toccoa.
(b) Camp Tigerton.
(c) Camp Tappioca.
(d) Camp Turtleback.

2. At the end of October, 1943, Sobel assigned Winters to what inspection duty?
(a) Latrine.
(b) Office.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Aircraft.

3. What were the men served a large meal of before being ordered to run up Mount Currahee in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) Cheeseburgers.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Steak and potatoes.
(d) Fish and chips.

4. What plane did the men of Easy Company first jump from in parachute training?
(a) M-71.
(b) B-13.
(c) B-52.
(d) C-47.

5. When did the Easy Company complete basic training?
(a) March, 1943.
(b) October, 1942.
(c) January, 1943.
(d) November, 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was promoted to 1st lieutenant in the first few weeks of basic training in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?

2. What marked the date that the 506th parachute infantry regiment officially joined the 101st Airborne Division?

3. What is the elevation of Mount Currahee?

4. What portion of parachute training were the men of the Easy Company excused from?

5. What refers to a court consisting of military or naval personnel appointed by a commander to try charges of offenses by soldiers or sailors against military or naval law?

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