War - Ww1 - Stubby, The War Dog Poem by Paul Warren

The American 102 Infantry was training at Yale University
In 1917 as the Americans entered the Great War into history
They found and adopted Stubby, a Bull or Boston terrier
He became the mascot for the 26th Division making them happier

Robert Conroy, became his handler for his military time
Sneaking him aboard the ship hiding during searching grinds
But he was discovered during the voyage to France
Winning over the officer with a snapped salute prance

So he went to the Western Front French battlegrounds
And into trenches with the fierce battles that were found
He spent 18 months,17 battles and two offensives there
Becoming famous for warning of gas and attacks to care

In April 1918 against the Germans during a trench raid
He was wounded in the explosion for a grenade made
After convalescing from his wounds he returned to the men
Surviving through the war until home with the troops at the end.

© Paul Warren Poetry