On April 9, WWII veteran Phillip "Bruce" Cook was awarded France's highest military honor. (South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs) At 18 years old, Staff Sgt. Phillip “Bruce” Cook flew 35 ...
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B-17 Ball Turret Gunner – WWII’s Most Dangerous Job
Suspended beneath the bomber in a cramped, glass sphere—ball turret gunners faced death with every mission. Congress clinches $1.2T funding deal for DHS, Pentagon, domestic agencies Danish pension ...
Experience the extraordinary mission of a wounded B-17 crew, where a ball turret gunner helped bring their shattered Flying Fortress home, earning the Medal of Honor in one of the most heroic bomber ...
After 35 missions as the ball turret gunner in the "Fort Worth Jailhouse" crew's B-17 Flying Fortress during World War II, Flagstaff's Sgt. Vern Hammond said he is lucky enough to be around today to ...
The oldest B-17G still in service with the 91st Bomb Group and the next to last B-17 lost to hostile action by the group met a horrifying fate in the skies over Germany on April 8, 1945, just 30 days ...
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