by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jan 30, 2021 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
The Prisoner. Judy, an English pointer, was the mascot of British river gunboat in China when WWII commenced. She and some of her crew was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and taken by ship to a prison camp in Indonesia to build a rail road. She was smuggled on to...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 28, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Felines have contributed to the militaries of the world, but cats can’t compete with dogs when it comes to assisting men and women in uniform. I did write about Simon, who killed rats on a Royal Navy ship, but otherwise the contribution of cats during conflict is...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 19, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Edward Burckhardt was one of the Marines that landed on Iwo Jima in February 1945. Iwo Jima was a Japanese held island in the Pacific theater of WWII. Burckhardt found a kitten on the battlefield at the base of Mount Suribachi near the landing beaches. Mount Suribachi...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 1, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
The World War II Years. Between the wars, Lee Duncan continued to train the offspring of Rin Tin Tin. At the onset of World War II Lee was working with Rin Tin Tin III. Although no movie roles were forthcoming, Lee and Rin Tin Tin III did their part to support the war...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 3, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Despite the perception that only so-called fierce breeds were used as war dogs, America’s most popular dog got into the action in WWII. Although Labs aren’t known for having war dog properties, a black Labrador Retriever named Skipper performed admirably on Guam in...