Coast Guardsman Sherwood M. Croghan, dog specialist third, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Croghan of Walnut, recently arrived in the Southwest Pacific with his trained war dog for duty on special assignments in forward areas. Croghan and his war dog will be used for sentry and patrol work.
Source: The Walnut Bureau, Walnut, Iowa, April 08, 1948
