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Jerry Gilmartin |
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 Posted on: Dec 13, 2009 - 10:58am
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Hey Charlie,
I found these over the last few years. One is the name of the actual artist who designed the Mosquito on a torpedo logo. Jerry
Patch on Pilot house of unknown early Elco Boat
Color patch
Photo of Roy Williams, the Designer of the logo at Disney Studios?
Also the website "Toons at War" http://www.ww2homefront.com/junkie8.html has the following date associated with the Mosquito Logo
"Disney artists designed combat insignia for all branches of the U.S. military and that of her Allies. During a five-year period, Studio artists designed an estimated eleven hundred insignia. Despite costing an average $25 each to produce, all of the artwork was donated.
The first request for a Disney-designed insignia came in 1933 when Walt received a request from a Naval Reserve squadron stationed at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Disney gave his permission and artists created an emblem that featured Mickey Mouse astride a diving bird.
The second request came in June 1939. A Naval Reserve Aviation Cadet wrote Walt Disney requesting an insignia for the “Fighting Seven” Naval Air Squadron, based aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. The job was assigned to artist Henry “Hank” Porter, who designed an insignia featuring an angry wasp with boxing gloves.
The next request came in March 1940. A Naval Operations Officer asked for an emblem representing the American “Mosquito Fleet” of torpedo boats. The Disney design featured a nasty looking mosquito flying with a torpedo clutched between his legs. "
I hope this is helpful! Jerry
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29navy
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Posted on: Dec 14, 2009 - 5:22am
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Thanks, Jerry.
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Mark Culp
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Posted on: Dec 14, 2009 - 5:32pm
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More original shakedown photos can be see at this link
http://skulljam0.tripod.com/ under “Photos”
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Mark Culp
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Posted on: Dec 18, 2009 - 8:28pm
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Another picture at http://skulljam0.tripod.com/id18.html
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Gary Paulsen
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Posted on: Dec 19, 2009 - 2:42am
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Jerry
A little off the subject but when I saw the picture of Roy Williams that designed the original logo I thought he looked familiar. He was also one of the adults featured in the original Mickey Mouse Club. Short bio of him here.
http://www.originalmmc.com/roy.html
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