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Remains of American P-38 aircraft “Butch II”--this was piloted by famous football star Tom Harmon. He had christened his P-38 “Butch II” after his girlfriend, actress Elyse “Butch” Knox, and had commissioned a painting designed by Walt Disney himself, whom Harmon had befriended in Hollywood: a rendition of the cartoon character Peg-­leg Pete, wearing Harmon’s football jersey, crushing a swastika...

John E. Disney, was lost on a flight on February 21, 1945, Shanxi province, China. He was a member of 311th Fighter Group, 528th Fighter Squadron. His family has never forgotten him and has gone to extraordinary lengths to find him and bring him home. We hope to have this story here. Click here for the mission report listing John...

16th Combat Camera Unit set up to film a USO show in China during WWII. Herb Johnson, a former Disney animator, on the right.