I just watched a TV show called Mysteries at the Museum about a Carrier Pigeon named GI Joe in WWII an hour ago.
GI Joe received a medal. After his service he happily spent his last days at the Detroit Zoo.
After passing he is on display at a museum near IIRC Fort Monmouth, NJ.
GI Joe saved hundreds from friendly bombing. Had he been minutes later upon arriving the planes would have been in the air.
Story Link: 18th October 1943: Carrier Pigeon wins medal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe_(pigeon)
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