Gail Halvorsen

Senior officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force. Born October 10, 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Died February 16, 2022 in Provo, Utah. Colonel Gail Seymour "Hal" Halvorsen was 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.