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, Korn studied journalism at Boston University. He left to become a reporter for the Boston Globe at Fort Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts.[1]

Military career

Korn was awarded 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.[1]

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.[2]

He is the author of many books including:

  • The Atom, the Core of All Matter (1959)
  • Raising of the Queen (1962)
  • War on the Mississippi (1985, part of Time-Life Book Inc.'s series The Civil War)
  • The Fight for Chattanooga: Chickamauga to Missionary Ridge (1985, part of Time-Life Book Inc.'s series The Civil War)
  • Pursuit to Appomattox: The Last Battles (1987, part of Time-Life Book Inc.'s series The Civil War)

References

  1. ^ a b "Gerald e. Korn Obituary (2010) the Washington Post". Legacy.com.
  2. ^ Korn, Jerry. Pursuit to Appomattox: The Last Battles. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, Inc., 1987.