Practical Pig ...VB-19

Disney designed insigne created in Autumn 1943 for Naval Bombing Squadron Nineteen (VB-19).
Individual Awards Presented :
34 Navy Crosses,
3 Silver Stars,
60 Distinguished Flying Crosses,
46 Air Medals,
29 Purple Hearts, and

The Presidential Unit Citation
as an attached squadron
aboard
USS Lexington CV-16. Campaigns: Marianas, Bonins/Kazans,Palau,Philippines Islands,Ryukus,Formosa/ Pescadores,Sibuyan Sea, Second Battle of the Philippine Sea. Combat targets: Guam-Sapian, Chichi Jima, Iwo Jima, Haha Jima, Peleliu, Mindinao, Cebu, Leyte, Mactan, Coron, Surigao, Luzon, Negros, Okinawa.