In 1933, a Navy Reserve Squadron in New York asked Walt Disney's company to develop an insignia for the military unit. What Disney devised was an image of Mickey Mouse riding a goose, with a Navy ...

Disney military insignia, which featured characters from ... For the generation that fought World War II, Disney character images possessed an iconic heft that has no analog in contemporary ...

With the youngest of those who served in World War II now heading into their eighties ... best resource for information on a veteran’s military service. The National Archives is the place ...