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President Obama in Buchenwald--so close to getting Joe's story

gbaron wrote 6 months ago: When we heard that President Obama was going to visit Buchenwald on June 5, Anne Rasmussen–our … more →

Tags: 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot, Joe Moser, A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald

Front page of the Seattle Times

gbaron wrote 7 months ago: I know this is a little late but Joe’s story was featured on the front page of the Seattle Tim … more →

Tags: 429th FG, 474th Fighter Group, A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald, Distinguished Flying Cross, Fighter Pilot, Joe Moser, Moser Seattle Times, P-38

Video Interview with Joe Moser

gbaron wrote 7 months ago: Joe has been front a tv camera more times in the last while than I am sure he ever dreamed he would … more →

Tags: 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot, French Underground, Joe Moser, P-38, 429th FG, A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald

Gardener Who Aided 'Great Escape' Has Died1 comment

Jane McGrath wrote 8 months ago: If you’re a big fan of the movie “The Great Escape” like I am, you might know that … more →

Tags: Stuff You Missed in History Class, Feature Home, Great Escape, alex lees, world war ii pow escape, POW escape, nazi pow escape

The Great Escape, MacGyver-Style

Joel wrote 9 months ago: Sometimes we find ourselves up against a home-repair challenge.  Well, maybe I use the word “w … more →

Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Europe, 1944, Tunnel "Harry", escape, MacGyver

A Real-Life Snow Angel

Joel wrote 10 months ago: It was freezing cold with below-zero temperatures, the snow was two feet deep, and it was one of the … more →

Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Europe, 1940, Warren Felty, William Miller, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

National Public Radio Interview--Pacific Northwest Region

gbaron wrote 10 months ago: Joe and I were interviewed this morning by Tom Banse of the Olympia bureau of NPR.  The interview sh … more →

Tags: 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot, Joe Moser, 429th FG, A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald, DFC, Distinguished Flying Cross

Watch the video--Joe Moser receives his DFC 63+ years late1 comment

gbaron wrote 10 months ago: Here is the video slide show of Joe Moser receiving his Distinguished Flying Cross on January 29, 20 … more →

Tags: 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot, Joe Moser, P-38, 429th FG, A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald, DFC

Joe Moser, World War II hero finally receives his Distinguished Flying Cross--64 years late2 comments

gbaron wrote 11 months ago: What a remarkable day! Chief Master Sergeant Rick Arnold said, “If there was a dry eye in that … more →

Tags: 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot, French Underground, Joe Moser, P-38, 429th FG, A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald

Finally--books are here

gbaron wrote 11 months ago: A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald: The Joe Moser Story We are still working on getting books into distri … more →

Tags: 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot, French Underground, Joe Moser, P-38, A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald, POW

The News is Out--Joe Moser Story on Seattle PI Military Blog2 comments

gbaron wrote 11 months ago: Thanks to Mike Barber of the Seattle PI, the story of Joe Moser receiving his DFC award 65 years lat … more →

Tags: 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot, French Underground, Joe Moser, P-38, A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald, POW

Crawford E. Hicks POW memoires2 comments

krissyhix wrote 1 year ago: [as recorded by Crawford Hicks, transcribed and compiled by his granddaughter Kristina Hicks] I was … more →

Tags: memoire, POWS, POW, Prisoners of War, wwii

44 Missions--Chapter 14 Posted

gbaron wrote 1 year ago: There have been lots of good stories written about fighter pilots, their heroic exploits, their memo … more →

Tags: Joe Moser, 429th FG, 474th Fighter Group, Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot

Chapter 12--Life in POW camp

gbaron wrote 1 year ago: I’ve just posted Chapter 12. The three months that Joe spent in Stalag Luft III were not the m … more →

Tags: Buchenwald, Joe Moser, 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group

Posted Chapter 11--the rescue from Buchenwald3 comments

gbaron wrote 1 year ago: Here finally is chapter 11. It tells of the Luftwaffe rescue of Joe and his fellow fliers from Buche … more →

Tags: 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot, Joe Moser, P-38

Joe featured in local newspaper story1 comment

gbaron wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday Joe received some more local media attention–as well as a nice gift from a local art … more →

Tags: Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot, P-38, Joe Moser, 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group

Chapter 3 Posted4 comments

gbaron wrote 2 years ago: This chapter deals with what happened to Joe after he was captured by the Germans. His initial inter … more →

Tags: Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot, P-38, Joe Moser, 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, French Underground

A photo session and interview with Joe

gbaron wrote 2 years ago: For those following this story, you may be interested to get an inside look at the interview process … more →

Tags: Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot, P-38, Joe Moser, 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, French Underground

Chapter 2 posted

gbaron wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday (Sunday) I wrote draft one of chapter 2. It tells the story of Joe from the time he bailed … more →

Tags: Buchenwald, Fighter Pilot, P-38, Joe Moser, 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, French Underground


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