Only cat to win the dickin medal?

Answer:
The only cat to be awarded with Dickin Medal was Simon. A cat "serving" aboard HMS Amethyst (born in 1947* died in 1949*).

He managed to keep on disposing of deck rats despite his several injuries and kept on raising soldiers' morale high.
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