In January 1943, during a brutal daylight bombing raid over the heavily defended German U-boat base at St. Nazaire, B-17 ball ...

DOVER, Del.- The Air Mobility Command Museum shifted the spotlight from artifacts and exhibits today to honor a real-life hero from World War II. WWII veteran William Bieber, famed for his bravery as ...

It’s May 1, 1943 and in the ball turret of his B-17 is gunner, Sergeant Maynard H. Smith. Known to the crew as Snuffy, Smith was not a tall man which was an essential requirement for a ball turret ...

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 ...

On Veterans Day we remember from World War II the hazards faced by young men who became our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers. For example, the 8th Air Force suffered more than 26,000 dead ...

Harrell Roberson saw no future staying on the family farm in El Dorado, Arkansas. But he did see a call to duty in World War II, and took on what was considered one of the most dangerous jobs on the ...

Clair Smith of Huntington served in the Army Air Corps during World War II as a ball turret gunner. Here are some experiences he shared about his time in the war. HUNTINGTON-- Shortly after Pearl ...

Ball turret gunner in Liberator bomber shot down over Germany at 19 turns 100 Leonard Dowling, a turret gunner on a B24 bomber shot down over Germany in 1944, and liberated in a 700-mile march, ...