SMALL DOG.
EXTRAORDINARY
COURAGE.

Before the medals and the fame, Stubby was a stray who wandered into a soldier’s life.

In 1917, J. Robert Conroy befriended him while training in New Haven, Connecticut. The little dog became the mascot of the 102nd Infantry, part of the 26th “Yankee” Division, and traveled with the soldiers to France.

Accounts preserved by the Smithsonian describe a dog who warned of gas, helped locate wounded men, and raised spirits in the trenches. His celebrated title of “Sergeant” was honorary, but the bond with his soldiers was real.