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The Naked Gunner: Heroic Rescue Amid Pacific Combat in 1944

This story tells the incredible true events behind one of the most famous WWII photographs—a Navy blister gunner captured ...
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This gunner is the only sailor buried at sea — inside his plane

It was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment. In episode 12 of “Victory at Sea,” the 1953 documentary series captured several ...
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The Only WWII Gunner Buried in His Aircraft

In November 1944, U.S. Navy gunner Loyce Deen became the only American airman in history to be buried at sea in his aircraft. After being killed during a bombing run in the Pacific, his body was so ...