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Sergeant Stubby (1916 – March 16, 1926) was a dog, the unofficial mascot of the 102nd Infantry Regiment and was assigned to the 26th (Yankee) Division in World War I and travelled with his division to France to fight alongside the French.
Rags achieved great notoriety and celebrity war dog fame when he saved many lives in the Meuse-Argonne Campaign by delivering a vital message despite being bombed, gassed, and partially blinded. [3] His adopted owner and handler, Private James Donovan, was seriously wounded and gassed, dying after returning to a military hospital at Fort ...
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A mercy dog (also known as an ambulance dog, Red Cross dog, or casualty dog) was a dog that served in a paramedical role in the military, most notably during World War I. They were often sent out after large battles, where they would seek out wounded soldiers, and they were well-suited to the conditions of trench warfare .
Philly was a stray mixed breed dog that served with Company A of the 315th Infantry of the 79th Division in World War I. [1] On September 27, 1917, she was found by a soldier returning from Camp Meade and became the mascot of Company A. [1] The dog was smuggled on board when it came time for the unit's deployment and was shipped to France, where she saw action at Montfaucon, Nantillois, Troyon ...
Anti-tank dogs – a Soviet, World War II weapon that had mixed success. Canines with explosives strapped to their backs were used as anti-tank weapons. Project Pigeon – a proposed U.S. World War II weapon that used pigeons to guide bombs. Bat bomb, a U.S. project that used Mexican free-tailed bats to carry small incendiary bombs.
1914–1918 Online: International Encyclopedia of the First World War is an international, English-language online encyclopedia of the First World War. Deemed the largest research network of its kind, it officially went online on 8 October 2014. [1] The editorial office is staffed by historians and uses Semantic MediaWiki.
The site has become very popular so it is now including war and other service graves from conflicts earlier than 1914 and post World War II like Korea, Aden and the Falklands to name but a few. Submissions of images from anywhere in the world where military personnel were based or conflicts like the Anglo-South African War are now being welcomed.