Halvorsen, Gail Seymour, Col

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Colonel

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
6624-Logistics Plans and Programs Officer

Last AFSC Group
Transportation and Logistics

Primary Unit
1974-1974, Ogden Air Logistics Center (OO-ALC)

Service Years
1944 - 1974

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Utah

Year of Birth
1920

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Contact Info

Home Town Salt Lake City, Utah	Last Address Provo, Utah
Date of Passing Feb 16, 2022
Location of Interment Provo City Cemetery - Provo, Utah

Official Badges

US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style)

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Berlin U.S. Military Veterans Association


	2009, Airlift/Tanker Association
	2009, Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) - Assoc. Page
	2009, Berlin Airlift Veterans Association
	2009, Berlin U.S. Military Veterans Association

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

He was a transport pilot in WWII and became famous as "The Candy Bomber" during the Berlin Airlift.

1948-1949, Military Air Transport Service (MATS)

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Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019

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10 Members Also There at Same Time

Military Air Transport Service (MATS)

Brown, William J., Maj, (1942-1964)			[Other Service Rank]
Lyon, William, Maj Gen, (1943-1979)			[Other Service Rank]
Skinner, Charles A., CMSgt, (1949-1971)			[Other Service Rank]
Vance, Warren LeRoy, SMSgt, (1948-1968)			[Other Service Rank]
Cannon, Andrew B., Brig Gen, (1941-1963)			Brigadier General
Hall, Wilford F., Maj Gen, (1928-1962)			Lieutenant Colonel
Forster, Stanley, Lt Col, (1939-1965)	A33	AAF MOS 770	Major
Bowden, Hugh, Sgt, (1946-1949)	A15	AAF MOS 835	Sergeant
Floyd, Robert, H., SSgt, (1946-1949)	00		Sergeant
Parker, Frederick R., Jr., CWO2, (1947-1975)	A01	AAF MOS 747	Private First Class