The Candy Bomber by Halvorsen, Gail S -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Dedication Contents Introduction Part 1: Before Becoming the Candy Bomber

Chapter One: Early Years

Gail’s Birth and First Years (1920-25) Our First Rigby Home (1925-27) Our Second Rigby Home (1927-34) The Cowboy Pilot Sparks My Passion for Flight My First Lesson in the Joy of Service Noticing My Mother’s Sacrifice

Chapter Two: Life in Utah

Jack Rich’s Ranch (1934-36) A Heartbreaking Loss My Father and the Bit of the Horse Sugar Beets, Sports, and Work on the Farm (1936-41) Lorraine Pace

Chapter Three: Born to Fly

Looking Up My Flight Scholarship, Pilot License, and CAP Wings (1940-41) Losing a Friend to War War and Military Pilot Training (1941-42) Utah State and Alta Jolley (1942-43) Assigned to Active Duty, Earning my RAF and Army/Air Corp Wings (1943-46) Brazil and the South Atlantic Theatre (1944-46) Refusing a Command Forteleza and the Amazon Why I Stayed in the Military after the War

Part 2: Becoming the Candy Bomber

Chapter Four: The Berlin Airlift

Volunteering for the Airlift A Change of Heart A Sightseeing Trip to Berlin and Meeting the Children Little Decisions and Two Sticks of Gum

Chapter Five: Children of Berlin

Uncle Wiggly Wings A Firm Pact of Secrecy Fog and the Mountain of Mail for Me Just One More Drop Operation Little Vittles The Miracle of the Returned Silk Parachutes Parachute Donations Dropping Candy in East Berlin A Special Christmas Eve Hospital visits

Chapter Six: The Impact of Operation Little Vittles

A Berlin Father’s Birthday Gift The Good Luck Teddy Bear Mercedes and the Chickens Peter Zimmerman Klaus Rickowski Passing the Torch Reflections on the Heroes of the Berlin Airlift

PART 3: The Candy Bomber Legacy

Chapter Seven: After the Berlin Airlift

Post Airlift Celebrations Engagement, Marriage, and University of Florida My Work in Research and Development (1952-62) Return to Germany (1962-65) Back in the States (1965-68) 1969 Tempelhof Open House and Parachute Drop

Chapter Eight: The Move to Berlin

The New Commander (1970-74) Four Years in Berlin Meeting Mercedes Leaving Berlin Retirement (1974)

Chapter Nine: A Lifetime of Service

Berlin-Utah Student Exchange Program 40th Anniversary of the Airlift The Spirit of Freedom 1998 Spirit of Freedom 69-Day European Tour A Tribute to Alta and Lorraine Without Hope, the Soul Dies Hope Is the Name of the Game

Epilogue Appendix

Gail’s Dead Sea Saying Lessons Learned from the Best Teachers Honors and Awards