Stubby: When I submitted my completed manuscript to National Geographic last August (2013), I learned two other people had beaten me to the punch. In regard to the inquiry about my book on Sgt. ORIGINAL FILM OF TROOPS AT SEICHEPREY, FRANCE He was treated at a field hospital, and following surgery was moved to a recovery area where he convalesced and also improved the morale of the nursing staff and other wounded troops. On April 20, 1918 Stubby was wounded in the right foreleg and chest by shrapnel from a German grenade during the fighting at Seicheprey. Armed Forces when he received an honorary promotion to Sergeant after directly assisting in the capture of a German soldier during a patrol in “no man’s land.” Stubby became the first dog to be formally granted rank in the U.S.
He would then slip out through the barbed wire, find them and either lead them back to the line or bark for medics to respond. Stubby also became an expert at locating wounded soldiers in “no man’s land” by listening for voices speaking in English. When the gas alarm sounded, Stubby would leave the trench to avoid the gas until it cleared away. He was credited with saving sleeping men in his company by running through the trenches while barking and tugging at their legs to wake them. Mark left behind by John Conroy in the Quarry at Froidmont, 1918įitted with his own gas mask, Stubby experienced multiple gas attacks and became skilled at warning the troops when gas was approaching their positions.
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