United States Army Pigeon Service
- United States Army Pigeon Service
The United States Army Pigeon Service (a.k.a. Signal Pigeon Corps) was a unit of the United States Army during World War II. Their assignment was the training and usage of homing pigeons for reconnaissance purposes.[cite book |last=Levi |first=Wendell |title= The Pigeon|year= 1977|publisher= Levi Publishing Co, Inc|location= Sumter, S.C.|isbn=0853900132 ] ]It consisted of 3,150 soldiers and 54,000 war pigeons. The pigeon G.I. Joe was the only one which received the Dickin Medal.
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* [http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwii/vetservicewwii/chapter18.htm Army Signal Pigeons]
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