The Most Decorated War Dog of World War I ~ Stubby

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The United States had not established an official K9 Program during World War I. American Troops had to barter with the French, Belgian and English troops for trained sentry and courier dogs.

The most famous American War Dog in World War I was a dog named Stubby.

Stubby was a stray Pit Bull who was picked up on the streets of Hartford Connecticut by a soldier and smuggled on board his troop ship headed for France. In February 1918, Stubby became the mascot of the 102d Infantry, part of the Army's 26th "Yankee Division".

Stubby became a hero when he distinguished himself in the battles of Chateau-Thierry, the Marne, Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne.

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