Sgt. James Raley's account came almost three months to the day after he improbably survived that fall from the skies over Piraeus Harbor in Greece. As he plunged toward the unforgiving earth, Army Air ...

Wallace Goldfarb, 102, sits recently at his home in Farmington holding a photo of himself taken in Molesworth, England, when he was a ball turret gunner in the 303rd Bomb Group, 358th Bombing Squadron ...

This video tells the true story of an American anti tank gunner who challenged battlefield doctrine during World War II. In September 1944, Corporal Thomas Bennett and his crew faced German Panther ...

Robert F. Garty of Franklin, MA passed away peacefully with family at his side on June 24, 2016 at the age of 92. He was the beloved husband of Patricia M. (McCarty) Garty for 63 years. Bob was born ...

This video explains the role and extreme dangers of the ball turret gunner on WWII bombers like the B-17 and B-24. The gunner operated in a cramped, exposed sphere beneath the aircraft, defending it ...