US Army dog that attacked machine-gun nest in Second World War awarded posthumous medal for bravery
Chips, a German shepherd-husky cross, awarded Britain's highest honour for animals for fearless actions on Sicily beach landing in 1943
A US Army dog that attacked a machine-gun nest during the Second World War has been posthumously awarded Britain's highest honour for animal bravery.
Chips, a German shepherd-husky cross, was awarded the Dickin Medal for actions during a 1943 beach landing in Sicily.
According to the soldiers, Chips raced into an Italian machine-gun nest, attacking an enemy soldier and pulling the gun from its mount.
The medal was awarded by veterinary charity PDSA in a ceremony Monday at the Churchill War Rooms in London.
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Show all 10The honour was accepted by 76-year-old John Wren of Long Island, whose father donated Chips to the war effort.
PDSA director-general Jan McLoughlin said Chips could “take his place in the history books as one of the most heroic dogs to serve with the US Army.”
AP
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