Gail Halversen News Today

Gail S. "Hal" Halvorsen died Thursday night at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo after a brief illness. He was 101. Halvorsen was known as the Berlin Candy Bomber. As an Air Force pilot in World War II, he dropped candy to children in Germany in an effort known as Operation Little Vittles.

Gail Halvorsen, the WWII pilot legendarily known as the "Berlin Candy Bomber," died at 101. Halvorsen parachuted candy into East Berlin to inspire hope. Leaders like German Ambassador Emily Haber and Utah lawmakers memorialized Halvorsen on social media.