Coast Guardsmen Trained Chinese Allies in Horse and Dog Patrol Work. These Chinese guerillas were trained by Coast Guardsmen, veterans of beach patrolling, in the handling of war dogs and horses. Operating from a headquarters near Chunking, the Coast Guardsmen taught their eager Chinese students how to use war dogs for sentry duty and horses for patrol work to secure their positions against infiltration by the enemy. The twenty Coast Guard instructors were flown over the hump to assist our allies in guarding installations. In the foreground, left, is Coast Guard Lt. Comdr. Clayton Snyder, of H


Coast Guardsmen Trained Chinese Allies in Horse and Dog Patrol Work. These Chinese guerillas were trained by Coast Guardsmen, veterans of beach patrolling, in the handling of war dogs and horses. Operating from a headquarters near Chunking, the Coast Guardsmen taught their eager Chinese students how to use war dogs for sentry duty and horses for patrol work to secure their positions against infiltration by the enemy. The twenty Coast Guard instructors were flown over the hump to assist our allies in guarding installations. In the foreground, left, is Coast Guard Lt. Comdr. Clayton Snyder, of Hume, Va., who was in charge of the training program.


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