Jerry Korn
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Gerald "Jerry" Edward Korn (January 25, 1921 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts – October 16, 2010 in Parsonsfield, Maine, USA) was a pilot and author. He was married to Barbara Henderson Korn and they have three daughters; Ellen, Margaret and Susan.
Early life[]
Upon graduation from Roxbury Memorial High School, he studied journalism at Boston University. He left to become a reporter for the Boston Globe at Fort Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts.[1]
Military career[]
Won the Distinguished Flying Cross as a B-24 co-pilot in World War II with the Eighth Air Force. He flew a total of 35 combat missions. Before his discharge in September 1945 he flew experimental flights out of Bedford, Massachusetts, for radar testing.[2]
Post-war[]
After leaving the USAAF he became a reporter for the Associated Press progressing to become an editor for Collier's and Life magazines. In 1961 he moved to Time-Life Books first as an assistant text editor then he served for 12 years as the managing editor until 1982.[3]
He is the author of many books including:
- The Atom, the Core of All Matter
- Raising of the Queen
- War on the Mississippi
- The Fight for Chattanooga
- Pursuit to Appomattox - The Last Battles
References[]
- ^ "Gerald e. Korn Obituary (2010) the Washington Post".
- ^ "Gerald e. Korn Obituary (2010) the Washington Post".
- ^ Korn. Jerry, (1987) Pursuit to Appomattox. Time-Life Books VA. USA
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- 1921 births
- 2010 deaths
- American book editors
- United States Army Air Forces bomber pilots of World War II
- Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
- Boston University College of Communication alumni
- People from West Roxbury, Boston
- Life (magazine) people
- Historians from Massachusetts
- Military personnel from Massachusetts