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Paddy was trained by Andrew Hughes of Carnlough and is the only animal in Ireland to be awarded this medal. [4] The medal citation reads, "For the best recorded time with a message from the Normandy Operations, while serving with the RAF in June, 1944." His medal was sold at auction for almost £7,000 in September 1999. [5]
The Dickin Medal, the highest possible decoration for valor given to animals, was awarded to 32 pigeons, including the United States Army Pigeon Service's G.I. Joe and the Irish pigeon Paddy. The UK maintained the Air Ministry Pigeon Section during World War II and for a while thereafter. A Pigeon Policy Committee made decisions about the uses ...
The PDSA Dickin Medal was instituted in 1943 in the United Kingdom by Maria Dickin to honour the work of animals in World War II. It is a bronze medallion , bearing the words "For Gallantry" and "We Also Serve" within a laurel wreath , carried on a ribbon of striped green, dark brown, and pale blue. [ 1 ]
Simon (c. 1947 – 28 November 1949) was a ship's cat who served on the Royal Navy sloop-of-war HMS Amethyst.In 1949, during the Yangtze Incident, he received the PDSA's Dickin Medal after surviving injuries from an artillery shell, raising morale, and killing off a rat infestation during his service.
Warrior was honoured on 2 September 2014, [9] a posthumous honorary award to commemorate the contributions of all animals during the First World War. The medal, the 66th awarded, was presented to Seely's grandson, Brough Scott, a horse racing broadcaster. [9] Warrior survived the war, dying in 1941 at the age of 33.
Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously. [6] In all some 125 men received the Medal for their actions in World War I (34 of them posthumously): 92 from the Army, to include 4 from the Air Service, 21 from the Navy (including 10 who received the Medal of non-combat actions), and 8 from the Marine Corps.
Pages in category "Military animals of World War I" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
For these three missions that Commando conducted, he received the PDSA Dickin Medal, which is considered to be the animals' medal equivalent to the Victoria Cross, the highest military award for bravery in the UK. [2] He received the award along with Royal Blue, the King's pigeon from the Royal Lofts at Sandringham.