Sergeant Stubby, a short brindle bull terrier mutt, was officially a decorated hero of World War I. The award was not a formal U.S. military commendation, but it symbolically confirmed Stubby ...

The Badge of Military Merit was awarded to three ... Two dogs — Chips and Sergeant Stubby — each received Purple Hearts for wounds they received in World War II. During the Korean War, a ...

A stray, Stubby stumbled into the grounds of America ... given a special uniform complete with buttons. a cap, regimental badges, a pay book and his own rations. After the war, he was given ...

This last triumph prompted the 102nd Infantry’s commander to put in for Stubby’s promotion to sergeant, and he became the first dog ever to receive a rank in the American military. By the time ...

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Stubby was a stray bull terrier adopted in 1917 by a soldier, Robert Conroy, during the latter’s training with the U.S. 26th “Yankee” Division on the grounds of Yale University. Smuggled by ...

By Jordan Mintzer Mock his name, make fun of his looks, but Sergeant Stubby, the mangy Boston terrier who fought alongside the Allies during WWI, was a true-blue American soldier. The brave war ...

Stubby went on to become a very brave soldier who won lots of medals before reaching the age of two. NARRATOR: Sergeant Stubby, courageous canine. One day in 1917 some soldiers in America made ...