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The Best Gunners on Bombers - World War II

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Name                       Victories  Units          Air Force  Position            Aircraft    Sources  Comments 

Arooth, Michael L. 'Mike'     17      527 BS/379 BG  USAAF      tail gunner         B-17        19
Crossley, Donald              12              94 BG  USAAF      tail gunner         B-17
Benko, Arthur P. 'Art'         9             308 BG  USAAF      ball turret gunner  B-24        18, 16
Warmer, Benjamin               9              99 BG  USAAF      waist gunner        B-17
Dye, Tom                       8          8th USAAF  USAAF      ball turret gunner  B-17
Quinlan, John P.               8      324 BS/ 91 BG  USAAF      gunner              B-17, B-29  5        1.
Foley, John 'Johnny Zero'      7              22 BG  USAAF      top turret gunner   B-26
Brunner, Robert M.             6                     USAAF      gunner
Guerard, Jack D.               6                     USAAF      gunner
Murphy, John                   6                     USAAF      top turret gunner   B-25
Agnew, John W.                 5                     USAAF      gunner
Bowen, Wilbur L.               5                     USAAF      gunner
Bowker, Fred E.                5                     USAAF      gunner
Cielinski, Joseph J.           5                     USAAF      gunner
Ganshirt, Paul A.              5               VD-3  USN        gunner              PB4Y
Gouldthrite, George W.         5                     USAAF      gunner
Held, Charles F., Jr.          5                     USAAF      gunner
Lee, Harold K.                 5                     USAAF      gunner
Loegering, Wes                 5                     USAAF      top turret gunner   B-26
Myshall, Joseph R.             5                     USAAF      gunner
O'Brien, Frank                 5                     USAAF      gunner
Pierce, Harold                 5              90 BG  USAAF      gunner              B-24
Remmell                        5      323 BS/ 91 BG  USAAF      gunner              B-24
Stefanski, Edward J.           5                     USAAF      gunner
Sutherland, John               5              73 BW  USAAF      tail gunner         B-29
Thomas, Richard H.             5            VPB-117  USN        gunner              PB4Y 

1. B-17 "Memphis Belle" gunner.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.