Dogs In the U-boat War

Guard dogs patrol a Florida beach


Click the icon at left to read the story of Blackdog, mascot of ZP-2

 

VPB-63 aircrew and their mascots in North Africa 1944

LT Baker of VPB-63 was the pilot of a MAD equipped PBY Catalina involved in the sinking of U-761 in the Straits of Gabraltar on 24 February 1944. Here he poses with his mascot.


VS-1's mascot Skippy

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Tragically, Skippy passes away and is honored with a most unusual burial at sea

 


 

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