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Finding a fallen hero : the death of a ball turret gunner

Title: Finding a fallen hero : the death of a ball turret gunner / Bob Korkuc ; foreword by James M. McCaffrey.
Author: Korkuc, Bob, 1962-
Publication: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2008.

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Description

xv, 256 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

"To all appearances, Anthony "Tony" Korkuc was just another casualty of World War II. A gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress, Korkuc was lost on a bombing mission over Germany and his family believed his body had never been recovered. But when they learned in 1995 that Tony was actually buried at Arlington National Cemetery, his nephew Bob Korkuc set out on a seven-year quest to learn the true fate of an uncle he never knew. Finding a Fallen Hero is a story that blends wartime drama with a primer on specialized research. Bob Korkuc first set out to learn how his Uncle Tony came to rest at Arlington. In the process, he also unraveled the mystery of what occurred over the skies of Germany half a century ago."--Jacket.

Subject

Genre/Form

Biography
Biographies
Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-248) and index.

Contents

Mourning a hero -- The loss of a Flying Fortress -- Revelations from Willmandingen -- Flying machines and memories -- On the road to find out -- Family ties -- With the men of the 381st -- The ball's-eye view -- Twelve o'clock high -- The eagle and the swallow -- The Earl King's demand -- Coming full circle -- The last day of the big week.

ISBN

9780806138923
0806138920

LCCN

2007027662

OCLC

ocn152581038
152581038
SCSB-9197305

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library