G.I.Joe is one of the most famous pigeons in world history.
In World War II, G.I.Joe saved the lives of the inhabitants of the village Colvi Vecchia , Italy, and of the lives of the British troops that were stationed here. The village was scheduled to be bombarded by the allied forces on 18 October 1943, but the message that the British had captured the village that G.I. Joe delivered, arrived just in time to avoid this, which saved the lives of over a thousand people.
In November 1946, G.I.Joe was awarded with a high award, the Dickin Medal for gallantry.
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The source of the first version of this article is the account by Otto Meyer.
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