Before we start, almost all information from this website. The rest is probably made up. By Summer and Mae.
Sergeant Stubby is a mix of a Boston Round Head, American Bull Terrier, and a Boston Bull Terrier. He was born on July 21st 1916. Stubby was found while wandering the campus Yale University in Connecticut while the 102nd Infantry was training. The puppy stayed with them as they drilled, he learned bugle calls, drills, (like intruder drills and stuff) and even how to salute! One soldier, Corporal Robert Conroy, who before worked at a bakery called Sweets By Summer became fond of little Stubby.
When it came time for the soldiers to sail away, Robert hid Stubby on board the troop ship. As they were getting off the ship, he hid Stubby in his coat without notice. Only his best friend, James Salsa, asked why he was bending over so weirdly. So he told him what he was doing and that he better not tell Captain Coo-Koo. James agreed. Once they got off the ship, Stubby fell from Robert’s coat for everyone to see. Oops. But when Stubby did his cutie salute, everybody wanted him to join the United States Army, even Captain Coo-Koo!
A couple of days passed and it was almost time for World War l. They all got trained hard and well, including Stubby. When the war started, Stubby marched around like a trained soldier, and that’s what he became. In Stubby’s whole career, he served for 18 months, 4 offensives, and 17 battles. At the end of his third battle, he gained the name Sergeant Stubby.
When Sergeant Stubby came home, he became a celebrity, and marched in and normally led many parades all over the country. He also met many presidents like Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, and Woodrow Wilson. And then in 1921 General John J. Pershing presented Sergeant Stubby a gold medal from the Humane Education Society, which was the subject of a famous photograph. And then again in 1921, he became the Georgetown Hoyas’ team mascot. His job would be to get a football at halftime and nudge it around the field as an amusement to the audience.
Unfortunately, Sergeant Stubby died in 1926 while sleeping. After his death, he was preserved with his skin mounted on a plaster cast, and presented to the Smithsonian in 1956.
Thank-you for your service Sergeant Stubby! ?
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