Chips was a German Shepherd-Collie-Husky mix owned by the Wren family of Pleasantville, New York, who donated him to the Army's K-9 Corps in 1942. Beyond the Sicily beachhead, he served as a sentry dog for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during the 1943 Casablanca Conference. His heroism led to a recommendation for the Silver Star and Purple Heart, but regulations at the time forbade awarding medals to animals. Adding to his legend, Chips famously bit