A FIGHTER PILOT IN BUCHENWALD: THE JOE MOSER STORY

First published in 2008, this new second edition includes details of how the 168 Allied airmen were rescued from the horrors of the Buchenwald concentration camp. It includes never before published information on how SS Commander Heinrich Himmler reacted when he found out the "terrorfliegers" as they were called were rescued just days before their scheduled execution.

IT WAS MY TURN: ONE OF VIETNAM'S MOST DECORATED PILOTS AND AMERICA'S SECRET WAR

The secret war of the so-called Studies and Observation Group was declassified in the the mid-1990s. Finally, it was revealed that the US had extensive operations in the "denied territory" of Laos, Cambodia and North Vietnam. Special Forces teams, mostly Green Berets, were inserted into the midst of enemy troops to gather intelligence, identify bomb targets, assess damage, conduct pyschological warfare–– in general do what they could to reduce the flow of soldiers and supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Trail. More Medals of Honor were awarded to these men than any other unit. They suffered 100% casualties while recording a remarkable 150-1 kill ratio.

Supporting them were some of the most courageous helicopter pilots of the war. A great many lives were saved by the Hueys who pulled them out while under heavy fire from vastly superior numbers. Supporting these insertions and extractions were the pilots and Cobras from the 361st Aerial Weapons Company, the famed Pink Panthers.

It Was My Turn tells the story of one of those pilots, Panther 38, Terry Crump. Warrant Officer Crump was awarded an unprecedented seven Distinguished Flying Crosses in his one year tour in 1970 and 1971. Coming from a line of fighter pilots, Crump fought to fly with the Panthers and earned the respect of fellow pilots and SOG men alike. Nearly every mission involved enemy fire, often from large anti-aircraft emplacements. Flying with his brand new Commanding Officer in his front seat as co-pilot, and serving as Mission Commander directing all air assets in a furious fight to extract the team on the ground, Terry's Cobra was hit and severely damaged. Just one of many harrowing and terrifying missions he survived.

Famed SOG leader and leading author of SOG histories, Major John Plaster wrote in the Foreword:

" Beyond his awards and decorations, Terry Crump's ultimate achievement was not the medals––though he deserved everyone of his seven Distinguished Flying Crosses. But that good men and their grandchildren are alive today because Terry and his fellow Pink Panthers were there when we most needed them."

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