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October 15, 1947
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Sgt. Rags, mascot of the 610th Ordnance Battalion, went AWOL in Detroit but was found in time for the unit's reunion, though demoted from sergeant to corporal. The Airedale dog had joined during the Blitz in Weymouth, England, and followed the unit across Europe.
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Dog Goes AWOL:
Gets Busted
DETROIT, (AP) Sgt. Rags, the dog that went A.W.O.L., was busted to corporal today.
Rags, mascot of the 610th ordnance battalion, wandered off last week from his master, former Sgt. William Relph.
The old airedale had been picked up in the blitz of Weymouth, England, and later followed his unit across France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.
Relph and other members of the 610th scoured the city, hoping to find Rags in time for a re-union of the battalion scheduled here this week.
Rags showed up Sunday. But while he'll make the re-union all right, he'll be a two-striper instead of a three-striper when he meets his 900 buddies again.
Gets Busted
DETROIT, (AP) Sgt. Rags, the dog that went A.W.O.L., was busted to corporal today.
Rags, mascot of the 610th ordnance battalion, wandered off last week from his master, former Sgt. William Relph.
The old airedale had been picked up in the blitz of Weymouth, England, and later followed his unit across France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.
Relph and other members of the 610th scoured the city, hoping to find Rags in time for a re-union of the battalion scheduled here this week.
Rags showed up Sunday. But while he'll make the re-union all right, he'll be a two-striper instead of a three-striper when he meets his 900 buddies again.
What sub-type of article is it?
Animal Story
Adventure
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Survival
Family
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Dog Mascot
Awol
Military Reunion
Wwii Dog
Demotion
What entities or persons were involved?
Sgt. Rags
William Relph
Where did it happen?
Detroit; Weymouth, England; France; Belgium; Holland; Germany
Story Details
Key Persons
Sgt. Rags
William Relph
Location
Detroit; Weymouth, England; France; Belgium; Holland; Germany
Event Date
Last Week; Sunday
Story Details
Sgt. Rags, military dog mascot, went AWOL from his master in Detroit but was found in time for battalion reunion, demoted to corporal after following unit through WWII Europe.