During World War II , several design studios created shoulder patch designs for U.S. military units from all branches of the service. Amongst these studios were the Walt Disney Studio, Warner Brothers Studio, RKO Pictures, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Many of the designs were humorous and intended to boost morale and instill pride in military units. By the end of the War, the Disney Studio alone had created over 1,200 designs for U.S. uniformed services. This section below showcases some of the patches that came from Disney Studios for the various branches of the armed forces.
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| Disney Gremlin | AAF WASP #1 AFWAFS Army Air Force Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying SQ. “Fifinella” | AAF WASP #2 AFWAFS Army Air Force Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying SQ “Fifinella” | “Battlin Pete” Merchant Marine | 7th Service Command Omaha, Neb |
| 331st Sub-Depot Bradley Field, Conn Sikorsky Helicopters | 7th Photo Recon Sq #1 | 7th Photo Recon Sq #2 | 2nd Anti-sub SQ. U.K. /N.Africa | Pluto |
| Disney 5.25 inches | Disney 4.5 inches | Disney 5 inches | USN CASU-22 Carrier Air Service Unit Disney 5.5 inches | USN USS Hornet CV-8 Disney 4.5 inches |
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| Disney – Pluto 4 5/8 inches Leather | USMC HQ SQ-61 | Scrap Metal Drive | Marine Air Group 41 | |
| 415th NFS 12th AF Night Fighter Squadron | 49th Weather Recon SQ | CAP-18 #1 Mass Patrol Force 18 | CAP-18 #2 Mass Patrol Force 18 | 531st Bomb Squadron 380th Bomb Gp “Donald Duck” |
| 389 Bomb Squadron 312th Bomb Group | 479th Bomb SQ | 493rd Bomb Squadron 7th Bomb Group CBI | VPB-2 USN Sub Chase SQ. | USMC Air Station, Santa Barbara, CA Torpedo Bombing Training Unit |
| 438 Fighter SQ | 442nd Bombardment SQ, 320th Bombardment Group, 15th Army Air Force | 442nd Bombardment SQ, 320th Bombardment Group, 15th Army Air Force Italy | 449th Fighter SQ, 23rd Fighter Group 14th AF | Donald |
| NAS Atlanta Disney Donald Duck 4,75 inches | NAS Atlanta | USN Intelligence | USN Naval Ordinance Inyokern, CA | USN Aviation Ord. Detachment Seal Beach, CL |
| USN Flight School NAS Jascksonville, FL | Advanced Gunnery School | USN LSO School | USN Gunnery School NSA Norman, OK | NAS Salton Sea, CA |
| 349th Bomb Squadron 100th Bomb Group 8th AAF | 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, 9th AF P-38 Lightnings, England, France, Belgium, Germany | 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, 9th AF P-38 Lightnings, England, France, Belgium, Germany | 430th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, 9th AF P-38 Lightnings, England, France, Belgium, Germany | ASR SQ Air Sea Search and Rescue Mickey Mouse Walt Disney 5.25 inches |
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| Bomb SQ Mickey Mouse Walt Disney 5 inches | Alaska Defense Command | 560th Bomb Squadron 388th Bomb Group 8th AF England B-17 ‘Gremlins’ | 560th Bomb Squadron 388th Bomb Group 8th AF England B-17 ‘Gremlins’ | Motor Torpedo Boat |
| 603rd Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group 8th AF #2 | 603rd Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group 8th AF | 603rd Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group 8th AF #1 | Royal Navy | 58th Bomb Squadron |
| Jacksonville AAF Base Jacksonville, FL | 345th Bomb Squadron 501st Bomb Group #1 | 345th Bomb Squadron 501st Bomb Group #2 | USN NAAS Crows Landing, CA Disney 5 1/2 inches | 72nd Liaison Unit |
| 58th Bomb Squadron | 5 inches | 58th Bomb Squadron | AAF Bombardier School Deming, NM Serial #’d Disney 5.75 inches | 43rd Troop Carrier Sq |
| 43rd Bomb Group #2 | 43rd Bomb Group #1 | USMC MAG-41 Marine Air Group | Disney – Dopey 4 3/4 inches | 17th Photo Recon Sq 5th AF / 13th AF |
| 8th Air Warning Sq Greenwich Village, NY #1 | 8th Air Warning Sq Greenwich Village, NY #2 | 3rd AAF #1 3rd Army Air Force | 3rd AAF #2 3rd Army Air Force | |
| USMC Disney 4.5 inches LEATHER #1 | USMC Disney 4.5 inches LEATHER #2 | USMC Disney 4.75 inches LEATHER #1 | USMC Disney 4.75 inches LEATHER #2 | 527th Bomb Squadron 379th Bomb Group 8th AF #1 |
| 527th Bomb Squadron 379th Bomb Group Blue #2 | USMC Disney 5 inches | USMC Fleet Photo SQ Disney 4 3/8 inches | USMC Disney 6 inches | USMC Disney 5 inche |
| 676th Bomb Squadron 444th Bomb Group 20th AF Disney Dragon Canvas | 676th Bomb Squadron 444th Bomb Group 20th AF Disney Dragon Leather | AVG Flying Tigers Jumping out of V for Victory Walt Disney 6.25 x 4.25 inches | USA US Army 99th Field Artillery Walt Disney 4.5 inches | RAF 1224 ATC Air Transport Command Walt Disney 5.25 inches |
| 6th Recon Sq | Dumbo Leather | Dumbo Canvas | Dumbo | 528th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group, 5th AAF “King of the Heavies” B-24;s |
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| AAF Bomb SQ or Bombadier School Goofy Walt Disney 4 7/8 inches Leather | USMC Disney 5.75 inches LEATHER #1 | USMC Disney 6.25 inches LEATHER #2 | Scrap Metal Drive Brer Rabbit | |
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| CPT “B” Squadron “Bambi” SQ Civilian Pilot Training | CPT “D” Squadron “Donald Duck” SQ Civilian Pilot Training | CPT “G” Squadron “Goofy” SQ Civilian Pilot Training | CPT “M” Squadron “Mickey” SQ Civilian Pilot Training | CPT “P” Squadron “Pinocchio” SQ Civilian Pilot Training |
| CPT “P” Squadron “Pluto” SQ Civilian Pilot Training | AAF 1st AAFFTD SQ Field Training Detachment SQ Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA | AAF 7th AAFFTd SQ Field Training Detachment SQ Mira Loma, Oxnard, CA | ||