Cher Ami (French for "Dear Friend" (male form)) was a famous homing pigeon who was owned and flown by the U.S. Army Signal Corps in France during World War I. He helped save the Lost Battalion of the 77th Division in the battle of the Argonne, October 1918. In his last mission, he delivered a message despite having been shot through the breast. The bird was awarded the Croix de Guerre, for heroic service delivering 12 important messages in Verdun. Wikipedia
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Cher Ami was a registered Black Check Cock carrier pigeon. He was one of 600 birds owned and flown by the United States Army Signal Corps in France during World War I. He delivered 12 important messages within the American sector at Verdun, France. On h americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/collection/object....
Probably the most famous of all the carrier pigeons was one named Cher Ami , two French words meaning "Dear Friend". Cher Ami several months on the front lines during the Fall of 1918. He flew 12 important missions to deliver messages. Perhaps the most www.homeofheroes.com/wings/part1/3b_cherami.html
This issue of the Cher Ami Newsletter launches a series of articles about the "Battle of the Bulge". The "Battle of the Bulge" was actually a campaign that consisted of hundreds of smaller battles and is of interest to historians because it was large, fo www.lostbattalion.com/t-nl2006_may.aspx
