Can we just talk about how snatched Donald's waistline actually is?
Our man has been serving in more ways than one during World War 2. But, it's no joke how popular he was during the time, dwarfing every other Disney character asked for. He pretty much embodied the every man that time, an ordinary guy who was only trying to do his best and came out as a hero.
Donald Duck is the true ass of America.
On a side note, it's always been interesting that Donald's official military records has him enlisted in the Army and not Navy. Though we see him enlist in the navy in Ducktales 1987.
As a bonus, here's a couple of Jose Cariocas during that time.
On the left is the art of Jose that was created for the USS-Escambia (AO-80) that was responsible for providing fuel in the Pacific, specifically in Philippine territories.
Here is a design created for a bomber attached to the 379th Bombardment Group, 527th Bombardment Squadron. On the right is the original pencil art created by Hank Porter.
They actually expected Jose Carioca to be more popular than Donald during the time but no Disney character came close to the demand they had for the Duck.
Some sources:
Disney Insignia From World War II
Bomber Unit Patch Joe Carioca
USNS Escambia (T-AO-80)
Escambia's Insignia - JOSE' CARIOCA
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"Project Gunship III" by Mark Karvon
Aviation art piece depicts a Fairchild AC-119K Stinger gunship from the 18th Special Operations Squadron providing air interdiction over the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Laos - 1970
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Nicholaas Chiao, Become my Mirror, follow after Me
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Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (1867–1943) - Gas Alert, 1919, watercolour and gouache; The Ballarat Dump, St Gratien, 1918, watercolour; Mont St Quentin, Péronne, France, October 1918; watercolour; Camouflaged Siege Gun, Querrieu 1918, watercolour
In 1915, Streeton served as a private in the Australian Army Medical Corps. After three years, he was appointed an official war artist and painted the Western Front in France.
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“Agent Blue”
India Ink, Gouache, and Acrylic Ink on Paper
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cease fire ! Palestine 2023
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(Tom Danieli)
Kfir (9m), Ariel (4y) and their mom Shiri are still hostages in the hands of the Hamas.Among the 200 kidnapped, there are about 30 Children.
There are also people with medical issues - including life threatening conditions, such as Cancer, kidney failure, and heart disease.
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Private Simpson, D.C.M., and His Donkey at Anzac, Horace Moore-Jones, 1918
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Major Hirotashi asleep in train, Dec 1914.
Found amongst the papers of Major-General Nathaniel Barnardiston. Barnardiston was the Commander of British Forces North China, sent to aid Japan in the capture of Tsingtao from German forces in August 1914.
I'd be interested to know what the writing says if anyone can translate.
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C. R. W. Nevinson, Bursting Shell, 1915
C. R. W. Nevinson, A Star Shell, 1916
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