Nearly 100 years ago there was a stray dog who went on to become the most decorated American War dog of all time. Sergeant Stubby was a short-tailed bull terrier who was part of the 1917 Yankee forces in Connecticut’s 102 infantry during World War I. He soon became the soldier who had unparalleled bravery and loyalty on the field of battle.
While the 102nd infantry was training at Camp Yale, Stubby wandered into the encampment as a puppy and befriended the solders. He became the soldiers’ unofficial mascot and in October 1917, when the unit shipped out for France, Stubby was smuggled aboard the troop ship in an overcoat by his best friend Private J. Robert Conroy.
The war in the trenches of France was brutal, with deadly gas attacks and poor conditions. Stubby helped lift the soldiers’ spirits as well as helped protect them. He would walk up and down the lines to check on the soldiers and boost morale. He would also detect early signs of a gas attack, sniffing out the scent of the deadly gas and then bark to alert the men in advance of an attack.
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