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Photograph or image of Sergeant Stubby: The American army dog Sergeant Stubby (ca 1916-1926)

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Sergeant Stubby

A Memory Realm virtual pet garden honoring Sergeant Stubby, remembered for World War I, Military dog, Mascot.

1916 - 1926Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Photograph or image of Sergeant Stubby: General John J. Pershing awards Sergeant Stubby with a medal in 1921 as Robert Conroy, wearing suit, stands behind them.
General John J. Pershing awards Sergeant Stubby with a medal in 1921 as Robert Conroy, wearing suit, stands behind them. Unknown author Unknown author, Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History Retrieved from National Post, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Sergeant Stubby Is Remembered

Sergeant Stubby is remembered for world war i, military dog, mascot. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this dog remains part of animal, cultural, scientific, or public memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Pet Garden in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm pet garden turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D pet garden connected to Sergeant Stubby.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Washington, District of Columbia, United States is used as a broad spatial reference for this pet garden because it is connected to Sergeant Stubby's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Sergeant Stubby was a dog who was the unofficial mascot of the 102nd Infantry Regiment and was assigned to the 26th (Yankee) Division in World War I and travelled with his division to France to fight alongside the French. He served for 18 months and participated in 17 battles and four offensives on the Western Front. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and allegedly once attacked and held a German soldier by the seat of his pants, keeping him there until American soldiers found him. His actions were well-documented in contemporary American newspapers. He received many awards, including a gold medal, a wound stripe, and two purple hearts.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Photograph or image of Sergeant Stubby: General John J. Pershing awards Sergeant Stubby with a medal in 1921 as Robert Conroy, wearing suit, stands behind them

General John J. Pershing awards Sergeant Stubby with a medal in 1921 as Robert Conroy, wearing suit, stands behind them

Harris & Ewing, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016886207/, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Photograph or image of Sergeant Stubby: General John J. Pershing awards Sergeant Stubby with a medal in 1921 as Robert Conroy, wearing suit, stands behind them

General John J. Pershing awards Sergeant Stubby with a medal in 1921 as Robert Conroy, wearing suit, stands behind them

Harris & Ewing, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016886207/, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Image connected to Sergeant Stubby: Sergeant Stubby wearing military uniform and decorations.

Sergeant Stubby wearing military uniform and decorations.

Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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