the medal has been awarded to 24 dogs as well as to 32 Second World War messenger pigeons, three horses and one cat.
too funny....wonder what the cat did...
found it
1949: Simon - the ship's cat on HMS Amethyst during the Yangtze Incident, noted for surviving injuries from a cannon shell, raising morale and killing off a rat infestation during the incident. Rank raised to Able Seaman and awarded campaign medal
Last edited by manu1959; 01-27-2007 at 09:43 PM.
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