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Cher Ami (French for "dear friend", in the masculine) was a male [a] homing pigeon known for his military service during World War I, especially the Meuse-Argonne offensive in October 1918. He is famous for delivering a message alerting American forces to the location of the Lost Battalion , despite sustaining severe injuries.
Cher Ami, meaning "Dear Friend" in French, was a homing pigeon initially donated to the Signal Pigeon Corps by France. He spent several months on the front lines in 1918 and over the course of World War 1 delivered 12 messages in total.
During World War I, Cher Ami, a Carrier pigeon with the 77th Division, helped save the lives of 194 American soldiers by carrying a message across enemy lines in the heat of battle. Cher Ami was shot in the chest and leg, losing most of the leg to which the message was attached, and blinded in one eye, but continued the 25-mile flight avoiding ...
The pigeon managed to take flight again and despite being severely wounded, successfully delivered the message: "We are along the road parallel to 276.4. Our own artillery is dropping a barrage directly on us. For heavens sake stop it." Cher Ami had been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, and had a leg hanging only by a tendon.
Cher, who is often referred to by the media as the ‘Goddess of Pop’, has been singing and performing since 1965. Since she just turned 75 on May 20, 2021, it’s the perfect time to look back ...
Medals such as the Croix de Guerre, awarded to Cher Ami, and the Dickin Medal awarded to the pigeons G.I. Joe and Paddy, amongst 32 others, have been awarded to pigeons for their services in saving human lives. During World War I and World War II, carrier pigeons were used to transport messages back to their home coop behind the lines.
Cher Ami, a carrier pigeon displayed along with Stubby in the Smithsonian Institution's Americans at War: The Price of Freedom exhibit. Chips, most decorated dog from World War II; Dogs in Warfare; List of individual dogs; Military animal; Owney, famous postal mascot dog and world traveler, also on display at the Smithsonian Institution; Rags (dog)
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