This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Smithsonian honors World War pigeon hero President Wilson
A stuffed World War I carrier pigeon known as President Wilson is mounted for display at the Smithsonian. The bird carried vital messages during the war, notably delivering a crucial dispatch from Grind Pre to Rampont, aiding Major Whittlesey and the Lost Battalion. Other famous birds such as Old Abe and the Plattsburgh gamecock are mentioned, with notes on their wartime feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo S
Watson
National Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
President Wilson
Grand Pre
Grind Pre
Rampont
Wilson
Army Pigeon
Fort’ Monmouth
N. J
Army
Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
Red Bank
Long Branch
France
Spike
Mocker
Whittlesey
Seventy-seventh Division
Argonne
Three Hundred and Eighth Infantry
Three Hundred and Seventh Infantry
Three Hundred and Sixth
Charles W. Whittlesey
Messares
Division
Whittiesey
Eagle
Old Abe
Wisconsin
Chief Sky
Flambeau River
Eau Cuire
Eighth Wisconsin Regiment
Madison
Perkins
Abe
Battle of
Corinth
Price
Old Ate
Thomas MacDonough
Lake Champlain
New York
Plattsburgh Bay
Downie
Confiance
Saratoga
MacDonough