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Bing (1942–44 – October 1955) was a dog who received the Dickin Medal in 1947 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second World War. [ 1 ] An Alsatian and Collie cross, Bing (originally named " Brian ") was given to the army in 1944 when his owners, the Fetch family from Loughborough in ...
Crumstone Irma, a.k.a. Irma, was a German Shepherd Dog who assisted in the rescue of 191 people trapped under blitzed buildings while serving with London's Civil Defence Services during the Second World War.
Only A Dog: The True Story of a Dog's Devotion to His Master During World War. Lightning Source. ISBN 978-1-84685-365-4. Wood, E. S.; R. M. Franklin (2005). Captain Loxley's Little Dog And Lassie The Life-saving Collie: Hero Dogs of the First World War Associated With The Sinking of H.M.S. Formidable. Burgress Hill: Diggory Press.
While a private monument to the war dogs of World War I was erected at the Hartsdale Canine Cemetery in New York in 1923, the Always Faithful statue on Guam “was our country’s first official ...
Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim (/ ˈ ɡ ʊ ɡ ən h aɪ m / GUUG-ən-hyme; August 26, 1898 – December 23, 1979) was an American art collector, bohemian, and socialite.Born to the wealthy New York City Guggenheim family, she was the daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, who went down with the Titanic in 1912, and the niece of Solomon R. Guggenheim, who established the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
Judy (1936 – 17 February 1950) was a ship's dog aboard HMS Gnat and Grasshopper stationed on the Yangtze before and during World War II.She proved able to hear incoming aircraft, providing the crew with an early warning.
Image credits: Stray Rescue of St.Louis Official #6 Enrique And Beto. In Cartagena, Colombia, a resident spotted something strange in a pile of garbage, which turned out to be two little puppies ...
Wynne and his family buried Smoky in a World War II .30 caliber ammo box in the Cleveland Metroparks, Rocky River Reservation in Lakewood, Ohio. [3] [9] Nearly 50 years later, on Veterans Day, November 11, 2005, a bronze life-size sculpture, by Susan Bahary, of Smoky sitting in a GI helmet, atop a two-ton blue granite base, was unveiled there.