was an engineer and ball turret gunner assigned to the 760th Bombardment ... He was killed in action April 26, 1945, at age 25, after the B-24J Liberator aircraft he was aboard crashed near ...

Kovaleski, a native of Southbridge, Massachusetts, was an engineer and ball turret gunner assigned to the 760th ... 1945, after the B-24J Liberator aircraft he was aboard crashed near Hüttenberg ...

The B-17 Ball ... This gunner was usually the shortest guy in the crew and his job was exceptionally tough. If you ever wanted to know more about the details of how the ball turret worked, what ...