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Lt. Gail S. Halvorsen

Lt. Gail S. Halvorsen was so impressed by a group of polite German youngsters watching Berlin Airlift operations from outside the fence of the Tempelhof airdrome, he promised to drop candy to them. He used handkerchiefs and scraps of cloth as miniature parachutes, and word of his personal humanitarian mission spread to the United States. Halvorsen earned the nickname “Candy Bomber,” and in recognition of his action, he received the 1948 Cheney Award. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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