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Operation "Little Vittles" a success. Halvorsen personally thanked his biggest supporter Dorothy Groeger, a homebound woman who nonetheless enlisted the help of all of her friends and acquaintances to sew handkerchiefs and donate funds. He also met the schoolchildren and "Little Vittles" committee of Chicopee, Massachusetts who were responsible for preparing over 18 tons of candy and gum from across the country and shipping it to Germany. In total, it is estimated that Operation "Little Vittles" was responsible for dropping over 23 tons of candy from over 250,000 parachutes.
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Operation "Little Vittles" not only won him international acclaim, but "drew him two proposals" according to one U.S. newspaper. He turned both of them down, hoping that the girl he left home in Garland, Utah, would still have feelings for him. Halvorsen had met Alta Jolley in
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morning when Halvorsen and his crew made regular supply drops, they also dropped three boxes of candy attached to handkerchiefs. They made these drops once a week for three weeks. Each week, the group of children waiting at the Tempelhof airport fence grew significantly.
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Tempelhof Central Airport with over 40,000 people in attendance. Another re-enactment occurred in September 1989 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the airlift. Halvorsen again participated, this time with a television team from
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Halvorsen, Gail S. and Denise Halvorsen Williams (daughter). "The Candy Bomber: Untold Stories of the Berlin Airlift's Uncle Wiggly Wings." Springville, UT: Horizon Publishers, an imprint of Cedar Fort, Inc, 2017.
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Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot: A True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy that Dropped from the Sky
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1294:"Uncle Wiggly Wings: This Utah Flier, Now In the Air Force, Won Berlin With Chocolate Bar Bombs"
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2734:"'Candy Bomber' Re-enacts Famous Berlin Air Drop at Smith Reynolds Airport"
3119:. Provo, Utah: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University
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2785:"Christmas from Heaven: The Candy Bomber Story (Narrated by Tom Brokaw)"
2648:"Berlin Airlift Candy Bomber Colonel Gail Halvorsen Receives Clay Medal"
2316:"Photos: A grateful community says goodbye to the 'Berlin Candy Bomber'"
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Christmas From Heaven:The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber
1086:"Gail Halvorsen, 'Candy Bomber' in Berlin Airlift, Dies at 101"
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2893:"'Candy Bomber' drops sweets from Utah's air for July 4"
1874:. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. January 26, 1949. p. 9
1867:"Chicopee Children Plan Fete For 'Little Vittles' Pilot"
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1678:. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. January 18, 1949. p. 3
1594:"Interview with Gail Halvorsen, the Berlin Candy Bomber"
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1301:. Salt Lake City, Utah. January 23, 1949. p. 64
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3216:Gail Halvorsen – Part II – Freedom & Attitude
3167:. Watertown, Massachusetts: Charlesbridge, 2010.
3104:. Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific, 1998.
3044:. Berkeley: The Berkeley Publishing Group, 2009.
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2266:(in German). February 17, 2022. Archived from
2087:""Little Vittles" Candy Bomber Plans Marriage"
1982:"1999 – Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen, USAF (Ret)"
1790:. Amarillo, Texas. January 26, 1949. p. 4
1198:Cottingham, David Thomas (February 26, 1949).
846:European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
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3218:Gail Halvorsen discusses freedom and attitude
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3102:To Save a City: The Berlin Airlift 1948–1949
2232:"ICYMI: Stories to put a smile on your face"
2015:. Ogden, Utah. January 22, 1970. p. 14.
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3210:Gail Halvorsen – Part I – The Candy Bomber
3126:. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2002.
1241:. Portland, Maine. May 14, 1949. p. 1
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2485:"Gail Halvorsen's Awards and Recognition"
1359:"Gail Halvorsen Still Delivers the Goods"
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316:Gail Seymour "The Candy Bomber" Halvorsen
2867:"'Candy Bomber' is to Buzz Berlin Again"
2702:Sowby, Laurie Williams (June 24, 1988).
2153:. Salt Lake City, Utah. January 25, 1999
2122:. Ogden, Utah. April 17, 1949. p. 7
1166:. Ogden, Utah. March 28, 1943. p. 5
1084:Goldstein, Richard (February 17, 2022).
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3320:American Mormon missionaries in Russia
3191:Gail S. Halvorsen collection, MSS 2220
3148:Thompson, Warren E. "Gail Halvorsen".
2922:. Salt Lake City, Utah. Archived from
2464:. Ogden, Utah. May 28, 1969. p. 8
2172:Warner, David T. (December 23, 2013).
1671:"Two Tons of Candy Donated for Berlin"
2978:. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 8, 2003
2008:"Utahn Chosen Commander of Tempelhof"
1620:"Sweet Memories of Berlin Candy Drop"
892:Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
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2732:Drabble, Jenny (December 19, 2014).
2545:"The Berlin Airlift: Gail Halvorsen"
2115:"Utah's Little Vittle Pilot Marries"
1924:"1999-Gail S. Halvorsen, USAF (Ret)"
921:United States European Command Badge
419:No. 3 British Flying Training School
3350:Congressional Gold Medal recipients
2654:. December 17, 2015. Archived from
1811:"'Little Vittles' Flier Thanks Her"
1698:"Committee Meets on Little Vittles"
1592:Lauterborn, David (April 4, 2009).
1133:(10). Ian Allan Publishing: 24–29.
385:Gail Seymour Halvorsen was born in
2570:Chavarria, Keoni (July 20, 2015).
2208:. December 1, 2014. Archived from
1432:"Obituaries: Sherman B. Halvorsen"
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3390:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
3186:Gail Halvorsen's personal website
2997:Wind, Dorian de (April 9, 2014).
2914:Romboy, Dennis (March 29, 1994).
2147:"Obituary: Alta Jolley Halvorsen"
1618:Williams, Scott (June 29, 1998).
1486:Smith, Scott S. (April 8, 2016).
1208:. Hagerstown, Maryland. p. 3
943:Air Force Inspector General Badge
885:Air Force Longevity Service Award
534:Manned Orbital Laboratory Project
513:Air Force Institute of Technology
409:as a pilot. Halvorsen joined the
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3195:L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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2678:"The Hero of the Berlin Airlift"
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2895:. Military Times. July 4, 2015
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1467:. Ogden, Utah. March 28, 1943
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351:United States Army Air Forces
3360:Latter Day Saints from Idaho
3057:Gail S. Halvorsen Collection
2865:Waldman, Amy (May 5, 1998).
2515:"Utah Aviation Hall of Fame"
1460:"With Military in Box Elder"
1263:Volk, Greg (June 13, 2014).
1160:"With Military in Box Elder"
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3152:42, no. 10 (2009):24–29.
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2290:"Gail Halvorsen obituary"
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3145:55, no. 3 (2011):44–47.
3076:The Berlin Candy Bomber
3059:, 1945–2004. MSS 2220;
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1365:. Green Valley, Arizona
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3074:Halvorsen, Gail S.
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2791:. December 19, 2014
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1949:"Gail S. Halvorsen"
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