Show simon llon the cat Is british hero receives dickin medal for shipboard heroism LONDON ENGLAND its oti etl quette when referring to simon the cat to call him simon DM 4 the initials stand tor for dickin medal meda a wh which ic h la Is tha ve very ry h highest I 1 chest bra B r it ish honor any calcan cat can win or ever ha has 3 w won 0 n simon la Is the first simon about 2 years old distinguished himself when the british sloop amethyst was crippled on an the yingtse river by chinese communist shell tire fire although wounded by shrapnel and singed by fire the official dispatches said simon went right on an with his duty ot of clearing the ship of rats simons attachment to the andeits crew iwas s hailed as on an example of devotion which did much to bolster tiie the morale ot of british sailors when the vessel ultimately made its sensational dash to the sea and freedom soulmon so simon gels the tha Dickin medal and when tho the amethyst steams into plymouth tho the bands band swill will play there will be a lot of gold braid about and an admiral will make a formal pre sen tation of the medal i i it is about as big as a mo moseana mou seand seand about the same color and what bat simon simen will think of the fuss there will be no ab knowing but he does join a distinguished company of bard and beasts who have received what chat the british call the animals victoria cross fifty three it it takes its name from a 79 year old lady mrs MM mia elizabeth dickin OBE order of the british em pire friend of animals animagi and fou founder lider of the Popl peoples els dispensary for sick lick animals |