gunner

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Mr Morris joined the Army at the age of 17 and during the war served as an anti-aircraft gunner in the Royal Artillery.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

"I tried using the time constructively," Mr Devonport, who served as a Chieftain gunner in the First Royal Tank Regiment, said.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

Valery Shyrokov, 47, an infantryman and mortar gunner who volunteered in 2022 and served, among other places, in the bloody battle for Bakhmut, uses the word “disappointed,” but his manner suggests something far stronger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2024

The gunner survived and is now recovering, Lawyer said a few days later.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

Ivan, as the tail gunner in a Pe-2, had a job that was probably even more harrowing than the pilot’s or the navigator’s.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein