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Episode 8 - CPO. Ed Gill
Sitting down with Mr. Ed Gill on Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Day was nothing short of special. 82 years had passed but Ed, now 98 years old recalled the vivid details of his service years like it was yesterday. He was 16 when Pearl Harbor was bombed but wasn’t allowed to join the fight until two years later. Nevertheless, that didn’t stop him from planning ahead. Ed knew he wanted to be a Navy man.
Listen in as Ed recalls his service with the U.S. Navy during WWII as an Aviation Radioman while training at NAS Jacksonville. He climbed aboard planes such as the PBY Catalina, SBD Douglas Dauntless and the TBF Avenger. Ed was enroute to California for radar training when news broke that the Japanese had surrendered. He would go on to work 30 years in the control tower of the Birmingham International Airport while raising a family and is now an avid billiards player. Thank you for your service, Mr. Ed Gill!
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By Jordan HycheSitting down with Mr. Ed Gill on Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Day was nothing short of special. 82 years had passed but Ed, now 98 years old recalled the vivid details of his service years like it was yesterday. He was 16 when Pearl Harbor was bombed but wasn’t allowed to join the fight until two years later. Nevertheless, that didn’t stop him from planning ahead. Ed knew he wanted to be a Navy man.
Listen in as Ed recalls his service with the U.S. Navy during WWII as an Aviation Radioman while training at NAS Jacksonville. He climbed aboard planes such as the PBY Catalina, SBD Douglas Dauntless and the TBF Avenger. Ed was enroute to California for radar training when news broke that the Japanese had surrendered. He would go on to work 30 years in the control tower of the Birmingham International Airport while raising a family and is now an avid billiards player. Thank you for your service, Mr. Ed Gill!