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G.I. Joe (pigeon)

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G.I. Joe (pigeon)
After Allied troops reached the Italian village of Calvi Vecchia ahead of schedule in 1943, G.I. Joe carried the message that called off a planned air raid. The PDSA awarded him the medal in 1946. The photograph shows his preserved specimen at Fort Monmouth.
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