{"id":41990,"date":"2018-01-16T18:08:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T18:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/16\/heroic-army-working-dog-awarded-posthumous-medal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:33:20","slug":"heroic-army-working-dog-awarded-posthumous-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/01\/16\/heroic-army-working-dog-awarded-posthumous-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroic Army working dog awarded posthumous medal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. Army dog that attacked a machine-gun nest during World War II was posthumously awarded Britain\u2019s highest honor for animal bravery on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chips, a German shepherd-husky cross, was awarded the Dickin Medal for actions during a 1943 beach landing in Sicily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the U.S. soldiers, Chips raced into an Italian machine-gun nest, attacking an enemy soldier by the throat and pulling the gun from its mount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The medal was awarded by veterinary charity PDSA in a ceremony at the Churchill War Rooms in London. The award is named for Maria Dicken, founder of the People\u2019s Dispensary for Sick Animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The honor was accepted by 76-year-old John Wren of Southold, New York, whose father donated Chips to the war effort in 1942.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"949\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chips-award-group.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chips-award-group.jpg.jpg 949w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chips-award-group.jpg.jpg?resize=278,300 278w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chips-award-group.jpg.jpg?resize=768,829 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Wren who was 4 years old when Chips the family pet returned from the war effort, left, with Military working dog Ayron and his handler Staff Sergeant Jeremy Mayerhoffer, centre, and US Lieutenant Colonel Alan Throop, right, during a ceremony to posthumously award the PDSA Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross, to Chips, in London, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Chips was a US Army dog who protected the lives of his platoon during the invasion of Sicily in 1943. (AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Col. Alan Throop, who attended on behalf of the U.S. Army, said that shortly after the battle Chips was recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. But Army policy didn\u2019t allow animals to receive the medals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chips suffered scalp wounds and powder burns in the battle but survived the war, returning to his owners in Pleasantville, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The British medal was awarded on the 75th anniversary of the Casablanca Conference, at which British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. 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(AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chips served as a sentry at the 1943 conference in French Morocco and met both leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt has taken over seven decades, but Chips can now finally take his place in the history books as one of the most heroic dogs to serve with the U.S. Army,\u201d PDSA director general Jan McLoughlin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dicken Medal has recognized gallantry by animals serving with the military, police or rescue services since 1943. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recipients include 33 dogs, 32 messenger pigeons, four horses and a cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chips was wounded while attacking a machine-gun nest during World War 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