Others - John Silver, Leaping Lena (Cold War) Joe, Gustav, Mary of Exeter, Paddy, Royal Blue, Tyke, White Vision, William of Orange, Winkie Another, named "Cher Ami", lost her foot and one eye, but her message got through, saving a large group of surrounded American infantrymen." (Wiki)Ĭroix de Guerre recipients of World War I - Cher Amiĭickin Medal recipients of World War II - All Alone, Beach Comber, Broad Arrow, Commando, G.I. One pigeon, named "The Mocker", flew 52 missions before he was wounded. Some of these pigeons became quite famous among the infantrymen they worked for. Nearby enemy soldiers often tried to shoot down pigeons, knowing that released birds were carrying important messages. He or she would go to the coop, remove the message from the canister, and send it to its destination by telegraph, field phone, or personal messenger.Ī carrier pigeon's job was dangerous. When they landed, wires in the coop would sound a bell or buzzer and a soldier of the Signal Corps would know a message had arrived. "During World War I and World War II, carrier pigeons were used to transport messages back to their home coop behind the lines. For books that are about or feature homing/messenger/war pigeons.
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