by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 2, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
The TV Show. Most people who are familiar with Rin Tin Tin know him from the 1950’s television show. The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin was set in the old west and co-starred a young boy who shared the adventures. By then Rin TinTin III was too old for the role, so...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 6, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
How he got the name has been lost to history, but on the battlefield in WWI he was an angel. A French war dog, Satan was tasked with finding a lost group of soldiers during the battle of Verdun. Searching the battlefield he was shot twice but kept going until he...
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...
