'Lucky' War Dog Collection

Biographical Information

Note:

"Lucky" was a World War II Marine Corps War Dog born in 1943. Donald R. Walton, Lucky's handler, speaks about Lucky's military career in the interview.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1945-1946

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

War Dogs

Location of Service:

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (training); Guam (Mariana Islands); Pacific Theater; Japan

Highest Rank:

Private First Class

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

"Lucky" searched for hidden Japanese Soldiers in Guam and was part of the amphibious island invasions.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item]

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] --Electronic file of interview transcript

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Transcription of audio recording

Interviewer:

Ingrid Lief

Contributor:

Ingrid Lief

Transcriber:

Marcia Kope

Transcriber Affiliation/Organization:

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/4520

Subjects:

War Dog, 'Lucky'
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

'Lucky' War Dog Collection
(AFC/2001/001/4520), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress