by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Dec 14, 2018 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In a blackout darkened alley of Paris in 1917, an American soldier stumbled over what he thought was a pile of rags. It turned out to be a scruffy terrier, who decided to not to leave the soldier’s side, even when he went to the front. “Rags” assisted the soldier in...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 4, 2018 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Although Doberman Pinchers started out as the Marines’ official combat dog, by the end of WWII they were replaced by German Shepherds (see my blog Dobermans Flunk Out of the War). An example of why Dobies were dropped is the experience of Clarence Rea when out on a...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 30, 2018 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
An Alsatian and Collie cross, Bing made more than 20 parachute jumps in World War II. He joined the British army in 1944, and his first action was in Normandy on D-Day. It wasn’t all smooth sailing – he had to be ‘helped’ out of the plane with a...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 5, 2018 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In the last days of the WWII, American soldiers captured a German spy with photos of beautiful white horses in his briefcase. They pictured the world famous Lippizzaner “dancing” horses, which were being kept on a farm behind enemy lines, in the future Russian...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 17, 2018 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Part 1. Although Doberman Pinchers were the Marines first choice, they proved to be unsuitable as a combat dog in WWII. Their replacement had to do with Dobermans not being fierce and fearless enough in combat. But in some situations they did prove useful. In 1944 Jim...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Apr 23, 2018 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
My latest entry about pets in wartime is about Smoky, a 4 pound female Yorkshire Terrier. She became a war hero and has six memorials honoring her nationally. Smoky was found in the South Pacific in February 1944, sitting in an abandoned Japanese foxhole in the New...
