Britain's most highly decorated ass | National Army Museum
Britain's most highly decorated ass | National Army Museum
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Awards
Here is an award for animals.
The PDSA Dickin Medal was instituted in 1943 in the United Kingdom by Maria Dickin to honour the work of animals in World War II. It is a bronze medallion, bearing the words "For Gallantry" and "We Also Serve" within a laurel wreath, carried on a ribbon of striped green, dark brown, and pale blue.[1] It is awarded to animals that have displayed "conspicuous gallantry or devotion to duty while serving or associated with any branch of the Armed...
Smoky (c. 1943 – 21 February 1957), a Yorkshire Terrier, was a famous war dog who served in World War II. She weighed only 4 pounds (1.8kg) and stood 7 inches (180mm) tall. Smoky is credited with beginning a renewal of interest in the once obscure Yorkshire Terrier breed.[1]
Rags (c. 1916 – March 6, 1936)[1] was a mixed breed terrier who became the U.S. 1st Infantry Division's dog-mascot in World War I.
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