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The rest of the story regarding women pilots wearing clothes designed by Disney?

I think most Americans would have understood the indirect Mickey Mouse” reference it was a big part of out culture at the time.

The answer may be here regarding Toyko Rose: http://www.oldradioshows.org/2012/11/the-japanese-propaganda-machine-of-world-war-ii-and-tokyo-rose/
Taking a job with Nippon Hoso Kyoka (NHK) radio, Iva would make her first foray into the world of Tokyo Rose. Introduced to the captured Australian officer, Major Charles Hughes Cousens, Toguri soon learned that authorities were interested in her English speaking skills. Cousens had been coerced into developing a propaganda program called Zero Hour. Not understanding the nuances of American culture, Cousens was able to circumvent Japanese authority and create a program that was heavy on entertainment.

Major Cousens is the one who actually recruited Toguri for the program. He was looking for someone who would understand the sarcasm he built into the propaganda. Two other fellow prisoners of war were in on the act. After complaining about grammar, Japanese authorities allowed them to write their own material. Iva took the name of Orphan Ann for her fifteen-minute broadcasts. The Allied plan was to sabotage the propaganda. Later, after her trial, former prisoners came forward to tell how Toguri was a model American and she did her best to sneak food and supplies to fellow prisoners.