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...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 15, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Sam was a black and white cat that was supposedly owned by a sailor on the German WWII battleship Bismarck. When the Bismark was sunk, it was said he was picked from the water by the British destroyer HMS Cossack. The crew of Cossack named their new mascot...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jan 18, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Missing from the German restricted lists is a dog breed that has proved itself to be more consistently aggressive than a Doberman. It is a dog breed commonly used for attack dog purposes – a task Dobermans are notoriously poor at (See Dobermans Flunk Out of the...
