. . . . "Cher Ami"@en . . "United States of America" . "1918Z"^^ . . . "Cher Ami (French for \"dear friend\", in the masculine) was a female homing pigeon who had been donated by the pigeon fanciers of Britain for use by the U.S. Army Signal Corps in France during World War I and had been trained by American pigeoneers. She helped save the Lost Battalion of the 77th Division in the Battle of the Argonne, October 1918."@en . "1918Z"^^ .