onsidered the most decorated dog in World War II, Chips, a German Shepherd mix, saved his handler when Italian soldiers began shooting at the duo with a concealed machine gun during the July 1943 invasion of Sicily. Chips gallantly rushed the Italian stronghold and captured four Italian soldiers enduring powder burns and a scalp wound from the raid. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower personally thanked Chips for his bravery and loyalty to the soldiers.