During World War II, few roles were as dangerous as that of the ball turret gunner. Suspended beneath bombers in a cramped, rotating sphere, these soldiers faced extreme cold, limited visibility, and ...

Wallace Goldfarb, 102, sits recently at his home in Farmington holding a photo of himself taken in Molesworth, England, when he was a ball turret gunner in the 303rd Bomb Group, 358th Bombing Squadron ...