![]() ![]() He was later received by three American presidents. Over the course of 17 battles, he comforted troops in the trenches and alerted soldiers to incoming German gas attacks. In this case, the reliable Ann Bausum brings her award-winning research and writing skills to a youth-friendly, photo-rich version of the adult book she wrote on this topic. They bonded so closely that Conroy smuggled him to Europe, where Stubby accompanied Conroy's regiment on the Western Front, lending both his superior olfactory senses and amiable temperament to the war effort. The details of Stubby the War Dog (the much-decorated Sergeant Stubby) are making their way into a variety of books for young readers. ![]() After being adopted by an American soldier, Stubby served heroically with the 102nd Infantry, 26th Yankee Division, in France during World War I. Robert Conroy befriended a stray dog with a stumpy tail while training to fight overseas in WWI. “Sergeant Stubby” was a stray dog adopted who became the first canine given a rank in the U.S. T16:48:52-05:00 Ann Bausum talked about her book, Sergeant Stubby: How a Stray Dog and His Best Friend Helped Win World War I and Stole the Heart of a Nation, about the life of “Sergeant Stubby,” who served in World War I and became a national celebrity. ![]()
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