Heroes With Feathers...!

In WW2 there were some very heroic deeds performed by some unlikely stars. Carrier pigeons.

Often these birds were wounded while delivering their messages, but they still managed to make it through...at least some of them did.

President Wilson

Photo credit: US Army Center of Military History

President Wilson was another pigeon that valiantly served with the US Army during World War I. He was with the Tank Corps during his first deployment and was stationed in the forwardmost tanks to deliver the location of enemy machine gun nests.

He was then transferred to the infantry unit and participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918. Released to request artillery support, Wilson flew through waves of German bullets to deliver his message. In the process, he lost his left leg and was shot through the breast.

However, he survived his wounds and lived a quiet life until he died in 1929. A taxidermist then prepared the bird for display at the Smithsonian Institution.

There are many more stories of the heroics of these proud birds. You can read more of them right here!

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