Forces). Stubby took part in four major offensives, was wounded, and gassed.
He captured a German Spy and won more medals than any other soldier dog.”
Chips was another war dog that gained national notoriety. He was assigned to
the 3rd Military Police Platoon, 3rd Infantry Division; his service in World War
II included North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France. Chips was a German Shepherd
Collie-Husky mix; he served as a sentry dog for President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill
when the two world leaders met in 1943.
During the invasion of Sicily, machine-gunners
pinned down Chips and his team on the
beach. The dog broke loose and forced the
Italians to leave their pillbox; they later surrendered
to US troops. Meanwhile, although
Chips was wounded, he helped capture ten
prisoners later that day.
In 1990, Disney made Chips, the War
Dog, a TV-movie based on his escapades.
Chips was posthu-
Bag hdad, Iraq
(left top) Sergeant Jacob Holm plays tug of war with Zasko, after his canine companion
identified homemade-explosive materials hidden outside an abandoned building
during a patrol of Western Baghdad. US Army photo by Specialist LB Edgar, 7th
Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
(left middle) Staff Sergeant Joseph Branch inspects traffic with his partner, Nemo, in
Ghazaliya, Baghdad, Iraq. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Owen.
(left bottom) A US Soldier with the 10th Special Forces Group and his military working
dog jump off the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 160th Special OPERATIONS
AVIAION REGIMENT during water training over the Gulf of Mexico. DoD photo
by Tech. Sergeant Manuel J. Martinez, US Air Force/Released.
(main photo) Staff Sergeant Michael Stevens runs his military working/patrol explosive
detection dog Karo through an explosive device detection training session at Forward
Operating Base Lagman. US Air Force Photo by Master Sergean Adrian Cadiz.
Staff Sgt. Josep h Branch
with his partner Nemo
Gulf of Mexico
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