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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 ...
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 .
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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 ...
During World War I, Thomas Samuel Tooman wrote letters to his niece Ida, sharing stories of Caesar during the war. She later recalled these stories to her daughter, Patricia Stroud, who in 2003 wrote a children's book titled, Caesar the Anzac Dog, with illustrations by Bruce Potter.
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Chips (1940–1946) was a trained sentry dog for United States Army, and reputedly the most decorated war dog from World War II. [1] Chips was a German Shepherd-Collie-Malamute mix owned by Edward J. Wren of Pleasantville, New York. [2] He was bred by C.C. Moore, and was the son of Margot Jute, a half collie, half German shepherd, and Husky, a ...