Dogs and the Military

[gunbarrel]

And from another war...

 

RIP SERGEANT STUBBY

Sergeant Stubby, World War I hero, lives on at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

 

[kanemono]

Great photos! Thank you.

Dick

[Jeeper704]

Thought these would be nice additions to this topic.
From the year book of the 3rd Armored Division series (1942).

Erwin

[gunbarrel]

Thought these would be nice additions to this topic.

 

They are, definitely!

 

Thank you, Erwin :thumbsup:

[GITom1944]

Pvt. Lupe Chavez, left, of Albequerque, New Mexico, and Corp. George H. Willington, right, of Rome, Georgia, both medics attached to an infantry unit in France, take time out to treat a canine victim of the ravages of war, Carentan, France, 7-10-44. Signal Corps photo via National Archives

[GITom1944]

According to the original caption: The only dog that has jumped into combat with U.S. airborne forces. The dog's owner is Lieutenant Peter Baranowski of New Britain, Conn., 506 Parachute Infantry Regt., 101st Airborne Division, Octocer 17, 1944. Signal Corps photo via National Archives

[gunbarrel]

Pvt. Lupe Chavez, left, of Albequerque, New Mexico, and Corp. George H. Willington, right, of Rome, Georgia, both medics attached to an infantry unit in France, take time out to treat a canine victim of the ravages of war, Carentan, France, 7-10-44. Signal Corps photo via National Archives

 

There is a special place in heaven for those guys. Thank you for posting this wonderful picture.

[gunbarrel]

According to the original caption: The only dog that has jumped into combat with U.S. airborne forces. The dog's owner is Lieutenant Peter Baranowski of New Britain, Conn., 506 Parachute Infantry Regt., 101st Airborne Division, Octocer 17, 1944. Signal Corps photo via National Archives

 

Beautiful dog! Look at that stare. Thanks, again! :thumbsup:

[Jack's Son]

I'm thinking the same thing GB. Talk about "striking a pose", the K-9s got it down!

[hink441]

U.S. Navy SEAL, Mike Forsythe, and his dog, Cara recently broke the world record for "highest man/dog parachute deployment" by jumping from 30,100 feet.

 

[gunbarrel]

Here is a link found by Arturo:

 

http://www.usni.org/news-and-features/dogs-and-the-sea-services

[Jeeper704]

 

 

... a handler and canine from the 39th Dog Company making contact with a water buffalo during a patrol on Luzon, Philippines in the spring of 1945.

[sactroop]

My FIL outside of Hamilton AFB, CA in early 42. The dog was a camp follower who latched on to him soon after he arrived on station. The dog was always waiting for him every morning and would be there when he got off duty as the Headquarters First Sargent.

[Pointedcuffs]

Taken at Presidio of Monterey 1907-1910 time period.

[Brian Keith]

I snapped these the other day here in Afghanistan, on a "Market Survey", the USAF dag was a bomb sniffer. He was very friendly also, when he wasn't "working".

MSG BKW

[338thRCT]

This is a jug band from one of the old all black units at Ft Huachuca, AZ around the turn of the century. From the Ft Huachuca archives.

[patches]

Lex PH

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_(dog

[patches]

And from another war...

 

RIP SERGEANT STUBBY

 

Sergeant Stubby, World War I hero, lives on at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

 

 

 

Sergeant Stubby in Life.

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_Stubby

[patches]

Rin Tin Tin

 

 

Read origins for the U.S. Army connection.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin

[manayunkman]

Cico the Alaskan Malamute who served with the USMC 6th War Dog Platoon on Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

 

Here is a thread to the whole story of Cico.

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/161418-where-do-devil-dogs-come-from-lineage-of-a-us-marine-war-dog-to-iwo/

[manayunkman]

Cico and his handler on Okinawa.

[manayunkman]

Newspaper article about Cico.

[gunbarrel]

Sergeant Stubby in Life.

 

Good one! Here is a little more on him:

 

http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/stubbywardog.html

 

 

Keep'em coming, everyone. Those are some great pictures!

[12thengr]

Mascot, Co 'K' 361st Inf. Camp Lewis Wa. 1917 or 1918

[skautdog]

Gunbarrel,

Thanks for posting. Very enjoyable. I was a Combat Tracker platoon commander (Army) in VN. We used Labs for tracking and sometimes Scout Dogs for detection with Tracker Teams. Despite a kennel of Military Working Dogs we still had a mascot mutt in our rear area where the kennel was.