Sandman1957 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 The Iwo Jima landing began this morning. My uncle Joe Viverette, landing with his war dog "Devil". great chance to post photos from that campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68coupe Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 I know this is a firearm forum, but do you know anything more about the dog? V/R, Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted February 20 Author Report Share Posted February 20 I do. Some. Uncle Joe was with the 7th War dog Platoon, 4th Marine Division; After Iwo Jima, the 7th Wardog Platoon was attached to the 3d Marine Division and sent to Guam. There there participated in mopping up the jungles. There is a Wardog graveyard there. Several of the dogs buried there were from the 7th platoon. I have old documents about the dogs and some of their names and handlers. When the war was over they returned back to Camp Lejeune. He was not allowed to keep his dog. He came home and never knew what they did with his dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68coupe Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 I'm glad his dog survived the war, even if the dog didn't go home with him. That's a great story. V/R, Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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