Edward T. Imparato Col. USAF

EDWARD T. IMPARATO served 23 years in the U.S. Air Force, becoming one of the youngest full colonels in the military at age 27. His books include two works on General Douglas MacArthur and Into Darkness: A Pilot’s Journey Through Headhunter Territory.

Imparato trained at the Ryan School of Aeronautics and Randolph Field, Texas. During World War II he commanded the 374th Troop Carrier Group in the Pacific and piloted the first aircraft to land in Japan at the war’s end. He later served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Caribbean Air Command in Panama.

Imparato was born in Flushing, New York, and grew up in Saugerties, New York. He died on December 21, 2000.

Edward T. Imparato Col. USAF’s books are published by Turner Publishing.

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