Playing William Gearhart: Ball Turret Gunner

Posted May 7th, 2008 by admin
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Mr. Gearhart trained as a gunner in WWII and was assigned to operate the ball turret gun while part of the Army Air Corps. On a massive bombing run over Berlin, his plane was hit, and he had to release the ball turret.

This video was produced by WOSU Public Media as part of ohiowarstories.org. It was created with the generous assistance of the Longaberger Foundation, and videotaped by students from Newark High School in Ohio.

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On September 17th, 2009 happymondays (not verified) says:

Thank God people like William were prepared to die for the country and fight against evil. An inspiring story.