Today I Found Out
The Dog Who was an Official Prisoner of War (2018x210)
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In 1936, the crew of the British gunboat HMS Gnat lacked a mascot, and the captain and crew decided to remedy that situation before starting patrols on the Yangtze River. Their sister gunboats, the Bee, Cicada, and Cricket already had mascots of their own.
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140518-dogs-war-canines-soldiers-troops-military-japanese-prisoner/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32657659
http://www.pdsa.org.uk/about-us/media-pr-centre/news/724_prisoner-of-war-dog-judy-_-pdsa-dickin-medal-and-collar-to-be-presented-to-the-imperial-war-museum
http://nypost.com/2015/05/07/meet-world-war-iis-only-canine-pow/
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http://www.lady.co.uk/people/6016-judy-the-heroine-dog-in-a-million
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_(dog)
http://www.webcitation.org/5u7LEmcGV
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http://www.pdsa.org.uk/about-us/animal-bravery-awards/pdsa-dickin-medal
http://www.pdsa.org.uk/about-us/animal-bravery-awards/dickin-medal-dogs
Image Credit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Gnat_(T60)#/media/F