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here is stubby and his favorite doughboy, james robert conroy. the two of them originated in connecticut, on the east coast, the town of new britain. that is where conroy was born. after stubby connected yourow wilson -- i know have been studying world war i with great enthusiasm. even though the fighting broke out in 1914, it was not until 1917 that the united states made the commitment to send troops to europe to join the fight. there were these regional training camps set up around the country, including in new haven. on the campus of yale university, some of the training took ways inside the athletic stadium and the playing fields. there were camps set up with tents and parade grounds. his was a great place, if you were a dog, to hang out. there was a lot of cooking. were a number of stray dogs that were attracted to this encampment, including stubby, and it did not take long before stubby and conroy had connected. conroy, histe sister, and look who is already in the picture. we have not been able to identify whether this is his brother, conr