Sgt. Stubby
Decorated personally by First World War General John J. Pershing for heroism and bravery, Sgt. Stubby got a gold medal added to his chest in 1921. The brindle bull terrier mix was already decorated with an Iron Cross from the German spy he sniffed out, which made him a Sergeant. The first dog to achieve rank in the Army, Stubby earned private first class by warning his men of a poison gas attack. A stuffed Stubby and his war decorations now reside at Smithsonian Museum of American History.
American dogs weren't welcome in war when Stubby was smuggled aboard a ship headed to France in 1917. During the Second World War dogs were actively recruited and 19,000 dogs were screened for duty.
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