What if the U.S. government wanted your dog to enlist in the military? That’s exactly the request that went out in 1942 shortly after Pearl Harbor. The direct attack on […]
The Government Asked For Pets for Defense in the 1940s Read More »
Chips was a mutt–a mix of German Shepherd, Collie, and Siberian Husky–living happily with the Edward Wren family in Pleasantville, New York when World War II began. The United States
Chips, First Dog Sent Overseas in World War II Read More »
Stubby was a mixed breed dog who adopted an infantry unit long before the military added a K-9 Corps. Stubby was a pup (probably part pit bull or Boston terrier)
Sergeant Stubby, World War I Mascot Read More »
The news that a dog had been an important member of the team that brought down Osama Bin Laden in the spring of 2011 highlighted the vital role dogs have
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First Black woman to earn an international pilot’s license Bessie Coleman (1893-1926) had limited career options as a woman and as an African American. When Bessie Coleman’s older brothers came
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First woman to receive the Air Medal, 1943 Second Lieutenant Elsie S. Ott was a pioneer in air evacuation of military casualties. As World War II progressed on two fronts,
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