Wasatch Range Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Invite You to Join Us On October 10th at 4:30 pm For a Safe & Socially Distanced Vehicle Parade Celebrating
COLONEL GAIL HALVORSEN’S 100TH BIRTHDAY AKA “The Berlin Candy Bomber” AKA “Uncle Wiggly Wings” AKA “The Chocolate Flyer”
Col Halvorsen was a pilot in the United States Air Force during WWII. Remaining in service after the war, he was part of the fifteen month airlift out of Germany after the Russians blockaded West Berlin. Col Halvorsen’s idea to drop candy to children (“Operation Little Vittles”) earned him the love of all those in free West Berlin. He showed that there is no war too bitter, no enmity too great that love and kindness cannot overcome. As Col Halvorsen said, “My experience on the Airlift taught me that gratitude, hope, and service before self can bring happiness to the soul when the opposite brings despair.”
Please feel free to decorate your vehicles. All participants will please meet at 965 Locust Lane in Provo at 4:45 pm on Saturday, October 10th. Please drive East on 820 North, then turn left on Locust Drive. Park along the street between 820 N and Apple Ave or in the parking lot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The vehicle drive by parade will begin at 5 pm. You will be given a 3x5 card requesting your name, from where you traveled to attend the parade, and any message you wish to give to Col Halvorsen. Col Halvorsen will be seated on his front porch to view the vehicles and well wishers. Your 3x5 card will be read to Col Halvorsen as you drive by. You will then be directed past his house and out of the neighborhood. If you will be unable to attend but still wish to send birthday wishes and thanks, please send a card to:
Col Gail Halvorsen c/o Denise H. Williams 1220 Locust Lane
Provo, Utah 84604
For more information on this wonderful American hero, please visit: thecandybomber.org wigglywings.weebly.com
The Gail S. Halvorsen Aviation Education Foundation on Facebook
For traffic coordination purposes, please email your attendance to: