Tag: World War II
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Walt Disney World Celebrates World War II Veteran’s 101st Birthday with Special Flag Retreat at Magic Kingdom
World War II hero Herb Maneloveg celebrated his 101st birthday during a special Flag Retreat ceremony at Magic Kingdom on January 25th. This was just one of several ways that Walt Disney World Resort celebrated and honored this war hero. Herb served as a Private in the U.S. Army’s 106th Infantry Division during the Battle…
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World War II Veteran Papa Jake Honored for His Service to America in Anaheim
Veterans are honored each and every day at Disneyland and Walt Disney World for their service and dedication to America. In celebration of National Veterans and Military Families Month, Disneyland Resort was honored to host 101-year-old World War II Veteran Staff Sergeant Jake Larson, also known as Papa Jake. The day was full of patriotism…
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Commando Duck | DISNEY THIS DAY | June 2, 1944
On this day in 1944, the Donald Duck short ‘Commando Duck,’ was released. It was made during World War II and was the only time that a regular character engaged in warfare. Donald parachutes into Japan with orders to destroy an airfield. He loses most of his gear except a rubber raft. It collects so…
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Sarushima Island – Mr. Daps Goes to Japan
The next adventure while at Japan was a second try to go to Sarushima Island. Thankfully, this time was successful. The wind had died down and the sun was out in force as we made our way back to the ferry terminal to take the quick ride out to this island. I should say, it…
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The Walt Disney Studios & World War II Opens December 4th at the Walt Disney Family Museum
The Walt Disney Studios’ extraordinary involvement in the United States World War II effort to be commemorated in a new special exhibition San Francisco, November 24, 2020—The Walt Disney Family Museum presents The Walt Disney Studios and World War II, a retrospective of The Walt Disney Studios’ extensive contributions to the Allies’ World War II…
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From Walt Disney Family Museum’s WWII Series – Willie Ito Discusses Internment and In-Betweening
The Walt Disney Family Museum had a presentation with Willie Ito, a Japanese-American former Disney and Hanna-Barbera animator who was interned in the US internment camps during WWII. The presentation was hosted by Mindy Johnson and part of a series about WWII Japanese artists with another presentation coming next month. Willie Ito discussed with Mindy…
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The Walt Disney Family Museum Presents The Walt Disney Studios and World War II
The Walt Disney Studios’ extraordinary involvement in the United States World War II effort to be commemorated in a new special exhibition San Francisco, November 11, 2019—The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, California presents The Walt Disney Studios and World War II, a remembrance of The Walt Disney Studios’ extensive contributions to the…
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Agent Carter Season Two: New Adventures in a New Place
Hayley Atwell’s Peggy Carter will continue to save the world with the renewal of Agent Carter. It appears that she won’t be saving the world from New York City, however. Take a look at what the season description reveals about the Agent Carter’s newest set of adventures: Dedicated to the fight against new atomic age threats…