Cher Ami Was A Hen
Originally registered as Black Check cock, Cher Ami was discovered after death upon taxidermy procedure to be a hen. Unfortunately, she is still erroneously represented as a cock bird at National Museum of American History and many other educational and military history information sources.
Proper Information about Cher Ami
From Defense Dept., Army, Fort Monmouth Historical Office. A History of Army Communications and Electronics at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 1917 - 2007.
From cecom.army.mil. Identification: N.U.R.P. No. 615, Black Check Hen.
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