The French translation of the two-word epistolary salutation used by Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart in "Shop Around the Corner" is the name of which World War I hero?

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The characters of Sullavan and Stewart used the salutation "Dear Friend" in their letters. "Cher Ami" is the French translation. The World War One hero was a pigeon named Cher Ami. Directly from the Encyclopedia Smitsonian: 'Cher Ami' was a registered Black Check Cock carrier pigeon, one of 600 birds owned and flown by the U.S. Army Signal Corps in France during World War I. He delivered 12 important messages within the American sector at Verdun, France. On his last mission, 'Cher Ami,' shot through the breast by enemy fire, managed to return to his loft. A message capsule was found dangling from the ligaments of one of his legs that also had been shattered by enemy fire. The message he carried was from Major Whittlesey's 'Lost Battalion' of the 77th Infantry Division that had been isolated from other American forces. Just a few hours after the message was received, 194 survivors of the battalion were safe behind American lines . 'Cher Ami' was awarded the French 'Croix de Guerre' with Palm for his heroic service between the forts of Verdun. He died in 1919 as a result of his battle wounds." http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmah/cherami.htm Sep 04 11, 10:45 PM