Today in History, March 13, 1942:
For my K-9 Officer friends and their partners.
The US Army Quarter Master Corps begins training dogs for service in the Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard as well.
German Shepherds, Belgian sheep dogs, Doberman Pinschers, Collies, Siberian Huskies, Malumutes and Eskimos were used for Patrol, Scout, Sentry, Messenger and Mine-detection duties.
The dogs were very valuable in alerting servicemen to approaching enemies.
During the Italian campaign a German Shepherd named “Chips”, serving as a Scout with the 3rd Infantry Division, broke away from his handlers and by himself attacked a German machine gun nest, forcing the entire German unit to surrender.
Mark Loves History! 