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While supporting Company D, 1st Bn (AMBL) 502nd Infantry Spec 4 Edward Reeves with his Scout Dog Prince 986A and James P. Kuezek with his Scout Dog Fat Albert 7K10 discovered an incredible 12 enemy booby traps which prevented possible death or injury to a platoon of infantrymen. Reeves and Prince 986A discovered eight booby traps and Kuezek and Fat Albert 7K10, after replacing the Reeves team, discovered another four earning them both the Bronze Star with "V" device. Fat Albert literally blocked Kuezek from advancing into the danger area. The 4 booby traps were rigged to go off simultaneously. (Thanks to the 47th IPSD)

Fat Albert hated other dogs and used to break his kennel chain all the time.

Fat Albert was assigned to the 47th and was then transferred to the 42nd.

According to Dannie Smith, Fat Albert was picked up from North Carolina with 13 other dogs that were (TRAINED???) by a bunch of hippies. (US ARMY) paid over $100,000.dollars (??) for them.