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Biography
Gail Seymour Halvorsen (October 10, 1920 - February 16, 2022) was a senior officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the "Berlin Candy Bomber" or "Uncle Wiggly Wings" and gained fame for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift from 1948 to 1949
Awards & recognition
- Hessian Order of Merit · 2008
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 1974
- Congressional Gold Medal
