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Rags (c. 1916 – March 6, 1936) was a mixed breed terrier who became the U.S. 1st Infantry Division's dog-mascot in World War I. He was adopted into the 1st Division on July 14, 1918, in the Montmartre section of Paris, France. Rags remained its mascot until his death in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 1936. He learned to run messages between the rear headquarters and the front lines, and provided early warning of incoming shells. Rags achieved great notoriety and celebrity war dog fame when he saved many lives in the Meuse-Argonne Campaign by delivering a vital message despite being bombed, gassed and partially blinded. His adopted owner and handler, Private James Donovan, was seriously wounded and gassed, dying after returning to a military hospital at Fort Sheridan in Chicago. Rags was ado
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| dbo:abstract | Rags (c. 1916 – March 6, 1936) was a mixed breed terrier who became the U.S. 1st Infantry Division's dog-mascot in World War I. He was adopted into the 1st Division on July 14, 1918, in the Montmartre section of Paris, France. Rags remained its mascot until his death in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 1936. He learned to run messages between the rear headquarters and the front lines, and provided early warning of incoming shells. Rags achieved great notoriety and celebrity war dog fame when he saved many lives in the Meuse-Argonne Campaign by delivering a vital message despite being bombed, gassed and partially blinded. His adopted owner and handler, Private James Donovan, was seriously wounded and gassed, dying after returning to a military hospital at Fort Sheridan in Chicago. Rags was adopted by the family of Major Raymond W. Hardenbergh there in 1920, moving with them through several transfers until in Fort Hamilton, New York, he was reunited with members of the 18th Infantry Regiment who had known him in France. Rags was presented with a number of medals and awards. (en) Rags (1916 - 22 marzo 1936) era un cane di razza Cairn Terrier e fu la mascotte della 1ª Divisione di fanteria statunitense durante la prima guerra mondiale. Rags si unì alla divisione il 15 luglio 1917, a Montmartre, e rimase la sua mascotte fino alla morte. Imparò a portare messaggi tra la linea del fronte ed il quartier generale arretrato; inoltre grazie al suo udito riusciva a sentire, molto prima dei soldati, i proiettili nemici in arrivo. Rags raggiunse una certa notorietà quando, durante l', riuscì a consegnare un importantissimo messaggio nonostante i bombardamenti con i gas lo avessero reso parzialmente cieco, salvando così la vita a molti soldati. Il soldato James Donovan, che accudiva Rags, fu gravemente ferito ed infine morì poco dopo l'arrivo all'ospedale di Fort Sheridan; così nel 1920 Rags fu adottato dalla famiglia del Maggiore Raymond W. Hardenberg, che dopo vari trasferimenti arrivò a , New York, dove Rags divenne membro del . Rags morì il 22 marzo 1936 a Silver Spring (Maryland), dove fu sepolto all'Aspen Hill Memorial Park & Animal Sanctuary (it) |
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| dbp:breed | Mixed breed terrier (en) |
| dbp:caption | 1920.0 |
| dbp:deathPlace | Washington, D.C., US (en) |
| dbp:gender | Male (en) |
| dbp:known | Mascot of U.S. 1st Infantry Division (en) |
| dbp:name | Rags (en) |
| dbp:occupation | dbr:Dogs_in_warfare |
| dbp:owner | James "Jimmy" Donovan (en) Major Raymond W. Hardenbergh (en) |
| dbp:restingPlace | Silver Spring, Maryland, US (en) |
| dbp:species | Canis lupus familiaris (en) |
| dbp:tricks | Saluted every time he saw soldiers on parade. This was a trick Donovan taught him in France. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Rags (c. 1916 – March 6, 1936) was a mixed breed terrier who became the U.S. 1st Infantry Division's dog-mascot in World War I. He was adopted into the 1st Division on July 14, 1918, in the Montmartre section of Paris, France. Rags remained its mascot until his death in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 1936. He learned to run messages between the rear headquarters and the front lines, and provided early warning of incoming shells. Rags achieved great notoriety and celebrity war dog fame when he saved many lives in the Meuse-Argonne Campaign by delivering a vital message despite being bombed, gassed and partially blinded. His adopted owner and handler, Private James Donovan, was seriously wounded and gassed, dying after returning to a military hospital at Fort Sheridan in Chicago. Rags was ado (en) Rags (1916 - 22 marzo 1936) era un cane di razza Cairn Terrier e fu la mascotte della 1ª Divisione di fanteria statunitense durante la prima guerra mondiale. Rags si unì alla divisione il 15 luglio 1917, a Montmartre, e rimase la sua mascotte fino alla morte. Imparò a portare messaggi tra la linea del fronte ed il quartier generale arretrato; inoltre grazie al suo udito riusciva a sentire, molto prima dei soldati, i proiettili nemici in arrivo. Rags morì il 22 marzo 1936 a Silver Spring (Maryland), dove fu sepolto all'Aspen Hill Memorial Park & Animal Sanctuary (it) |
| rdfs:label | Rags (cane) (it) Rags (dog) (en) |
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