"Ah, yes, the Doolittle raid. The only time during WWII that the Pushme-Pullyu was incorporated into the battle plans of the Allied forces.
Years later, when trying to find the creature, it was tracked down to living in the Saga Prefecture where, after the war, he'd married a Japanese war widow. He was the money machine behind the launch of one of Japan's most successful martial arts dojos."*
*Source: Swiggy's Improbable And Imponderable History For Dummies.