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...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 3, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Despite the perception that only so-called fierce breeds were used as war dogs, America’s most popular dog got into the action in WWII. Although Labs aren’t known for having war dog properties, a black Labrador Retriever named Skipper performed admirably on Guam in...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 16, 2020 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Edmund Adamski was a WWII dog handler in the Pacific theater. He led patrols “on point” with his Doberman “Big Boy”. Being on point meant the furthest up front – the most dangerous position to be in due to the potential of being the first to be ambushed. But...
