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Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > Family history
An author's quest to discover what really happened to his uncle in
World War II 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 that 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 compelling story that blends a wartime
drama with a primer on specialized research. Author Bob Korkuc
initially 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. Korkuc dug
up military documents and private letters and interviewed people in
both the United States and Germany. He tracked down surviving
crewmembers and even found the brother of the Luftwaffe pilot who
downed the B-17. Dozens of photographs help readers envision both
Tony Korkuc's fateful flight and his nephew's dogged search for the
truth. A gripping chronicle of exhaustive research, Finding a
Fallen Hero will strike a chord with any reader who has lost a
family member to war. And it will inspire others to satisfy their
own unanswered questions.
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