Gerald "Jerry" Edward Korn (January 25, 1921 in

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– October 16, 2010 in

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, 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

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, Korn studied journalism at Boston University. He left to become a reporter for the

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Military career

Korn was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross as a

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co-pilot in

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with the

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. 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.

Post-war

After leaving the

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he became a reporter for the

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progressing to become an editor for

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and

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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.Korn, Jerry. ''Pursuit to Appomattox: The Last Battles''. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, Inc., 1987. 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)

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