Cher Ami was a male homing pigeon known for his military service during World War I, especially the Meuse-Argonne offensive in October 1918. According to popular legend, he delivered a message alertin
The taxidermied body of Cher Ami on display at the Smithsonian Institution
A mobile pigeon loft fashioned from an old bus during World War I.
Cher Ami and Sgt. Stubby on display at the National Museum of American History.
Colonel Nelson Miles Holderman was a United States Army officer, most notable for commanding a rifle company of the Lost Battalion during World War I for which he received the Medal of Honor. He was c
(L-R) Holderman with Lieutenants A. K. Ford and Chas D. Swanne in 1917
Nelson M. Holderman headstone front
Nelson M. Holderman headstone rear