by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 12, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
After Bing jumped out of a plane on D-Day in WWII, he landed in a tree. His rescuers were hampered by German mortar fire, so Bing had to hang there for two hours before he was found, but not after incurring two shrapnel wounds to his face. He shook off his wounds and...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 27, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In The Dog that could Fly, Antis flew missions with his owner fighter pilot in WWII. But Bing the German Shepard-Collie mix did the opposite. He was donated to the British war dog program by his owners because under war time rations, they couldn’t afford to feed him....
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 20, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
During the World War II pilot training of John “Wild Bill” Crump at Harding Field, Nebraska he found a 2-week old coyote pup which he named “Jeep”. Soon the pair became inseparable (in case you are wondering, Coyotes can occasionally be...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 16, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
One of the most important roles for dogs in wartime was to enhance moral. Soldiers missed their own pets and were eager for a distraction – specially a furry one. These dogs were not officially sanctioned or trained but were adopted by various units for their...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Apr 18, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Not long after the onset of WWII the Germans began to bomb London. The English authorities found that locating civilian casualties in the rubble of destroyed homes was difficult. That is because there was no way to find them as were no search and rescue dogs –...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 15, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
There were no fewer than 57 dogs named Duke enlisted in the Marine Corps in World War II. One of them was awarded the Dickin Medal for service in Normandy. But the Dog Record Books in the National Archive show that gun shyness was a real problem, washing out roughly a...
