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 | Aug 15, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In the First World War German U-Boats were the scourge of the seas. But they didn’t always torpedo the vessels they sank. To save torpedoes for bigger targets, a U-Boat might surface and sink a ship using its deck gun. In one such incident, the crew of a ship about to...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 30, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
The Movie Career. Back in the U.S. after WWI, Lee Duncan trained Rin Tin Tin daily to perform stunts and follow commands. It wasn’t long before his talent landed him roles in silent movies in the 1920’s. In those films he often portrayed a courageous dog...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 13, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In a recent Iowa case the buyers found 2 large bull snakes in their new home on moving day – one on top of the downstairs bar (perhaps waiting for happy hour?) In the next year the buyers found up to 22 bull snakes in their home, including one that fell out of...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 24, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
The Aborted War Dog. The original Rin Tin Tin was a German Shepard that was intended to be a war dog. He was found by Lee Duncan, an American airman in WWI as a puppy in an abandoned German army kennel. Lee was scouting the county side after the front advanced when he...
