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THE DEATH OF THE BALL TURRET GUNNER by RANDALL JARRELL

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First Line: FROM MY MOTHER'S SLEEP I FELL INTO THE STATE
Last Line: When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose
Subject(s): AIR WARFARE; AVIATION & AVIATORS; DEATH; WORLD WAR II; AIRPLANES; AIR PILOTS; DEAD, THE; SECOND WORLD WAR;

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