Release Date: January 19, 2023

https://echoes-of-the-vietnam-war.simplecast.com/episodes/capt-jack-ensch

In May of 1972, radar intercept officer Jack Ensch and his pilot* shot two North Vietnamese fighter jets out of the sky, a feat for which they would each be awarded the Navy Cross. A few months later, Ensch found himself ejecting from his F-4 Phantom and on his way to the Hanoi Hilton, where he’d spend 216 days as a prisoner of war. In this episode, he shares his amazing story of victory and defeat, captivity and release, duty and friendship.

*The pilot awarded the Navy Cross was Capt. Ronald E. “Mugs” McKeown.  Commander Michael William Doyle was the pilot of the downed F-4 Phantom.    CDR Michael W Doyle is honored on Panel 1W, Line 69 of The Wall: https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/13877/MICHAEL-W-DOYLE-2/

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