Fant K027 - Anadarko, OK
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A memorial to a military working dog, Fant K027, at the Caddo County Courthouse in Anadarko, Oklahoma
Waymark Code: WM102P9
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2019
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The memorials at the Caddo County Courthouse in Anadarko, Oklahoma, include one to military war dogs. The memorial includes a citation for Fant K027, a working military dog whose handler was from Anadarko, that was KIA in Vietnam in 1970.
The full text of the portion of the marker dedicated to Fant K027 is
FANT K027, KIA
The people of Caddo County honor the service of all U.S. military working dog teams by acknowledging one specific death by hostile fire during the Vietnam War. The German Shepherd scout dog, Fant K027 was killed by small arms fire October 22, 1970 on night defensive perimeter duty while temporarily attached to the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry.
Pictured above with his handler, John Pinezaddley of Anadarko, Ok., Fant K027 was trained to protect our soldiers from ambushes, tripwires, booby-trap/explosives, and enemy personnel by providing early silent warning of any impending danger. The working dog team was a member of 47th IPSD (infantry platoon scout dogs), 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division located in Phu Bai, Republic of Vietnam.
Type of Memorial: plaque
Type of Animal: service, work animal
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