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Animal OdditiesJun 24, 2026

Sergeant Stubby

Sergeant Stubby In 1917, a stray dog snuck onto a US troop ship. He went to France with the 102nd Infantry. He smelled mustard gas before humans could. He once bit a German spy and held him by the pants. The Army promoted him to sergeant. He outranked his owner.

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Smithsonian Magazine, 2014, 'Sergeant Stubby: The Dog Who Went to War'

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