Angel in a Foxhole: Smoky the Therapy Dog

Smoky joined Corporal Wynne, who served with the Fifth U.S. Army Air Force as a 26th Photo Squadron photographer on combat and reconnaissance missions. She served troops and infirmed as a therapy dog, companion and entertainer. Smoky began her informal service at a U.S. Army hospital in Nadzab, New Guinea overseen by Dr. Charles W. Mayo, when Corporal Wynne was hospitalized with dengue fever. She later joined American Red Cross nurses on hospital rounds in Manila, Philippines and Brisbane, ...