Jerry Korn

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
  1. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=gerald-e-korn&pid=146097980
  2. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=gerald-e-korn&pid=146097980#sthash.qgKa99Y1.dpuf
  3. Korn. Jerry, (1987) Pursuit to Appomattox. Time-Life Books VA. USA
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.