Death of the Ball Turret Gunner

This poem is about, as the title would lead you to believe, the death of a ball turret gunner. I know this because of, like I mentioned previously, the title, as well as the phrase "When I died." Three words in this piece with a similar connotation are "Fell," "Loosed," and "Washed out." These three verbs all have a connotation of force and helplessness. Putting all of this together, I think the theme of this poem is the injustice of the draft, and the overall horror of war.