![]() ![]() "I said, 'The picture's not for sale,'" Carrano recalled. But Carrano told him thanks, but no thanks. Someone from Georgetown University, where Stubby briefly served as the Hoyas' mascot, offered to buy the painting and offered any price. Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Mediaīefore its move to the museum, the painting lived at the Terry James Art & Frame gallery in Oxford, where owner Terry Waldron restored the piece. Stubby, was adopted by a regiment of US soldiers and saw action on 17 battlefields, was injured by crossfire, met three US presidents and was adopted by US soldier J. A painting of Stubby the war dog, on display at the West Haven Veteran's Museum West Haven, Conn. "Look at the lives he saved, and the things he did to save those lives," Frank Carrano, a Korean War veteran and history buff from West Haven, told a New Haven Register reporter.Ī film based on Stubby's life was released nationwide in 2018, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.Ĭarrano's eyes lit up when he got a chance to tell Stubby's amazing story to new ears.Īnd he was eager to show off a prized piece of memorabilia that is now displayed in the West Haven Veterans Museum - a portrait of Stubby painted by Charles Ayer Whipple in 1926. ![]() It was the beginning of a lifelong friendship marked by unwavering loyalty, heroism and belly rubs. Stubby came from humble beginnings, roaming the streets of New Haven, and was taken in by Pvt. Not bad for a wayward terrier plucked from life as a vagabond and thrust onto the front lines of battle. ![]() Contributed Photo / West Haven Veteran's Museum andĮven after he was injured by gas and wounded by shrapnel, Stubby persevered. ![]()
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