Finding a Fallen Hero

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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.

Sobre o Livro

Quando Anthony "Tony" Korkuc foi dado como perdido na Segunda Guerra Mundial, sua família acreditou que o corpo jamais fora recuperado; a descoberta de seu túmulo em Arlington em 1995 motiva a busca do sobrinho por respostas. A narrativa parte desse fato biográfico concreto para revelar como um caso pessoal atravessa arquivos e memórias familiares.

Bob Korkuc segue uma investigação de sete anos que inclui pesquisa em registros militares, cartas privadas e entrevistas nos Estados Unidos e na Alemanha. Em alguns trechos o autor analisa depoimentos de sobreviventes e relatos do lado alemão, buscando reconstruir o que ocorreu sobre os céus da Europa.

Com dezenas de fotografias e relatos de tripulantes, o livro reconstrói o voo final do B-17 e as fases da busca do autor pelo tio que nunca conheceu. A obra oferece um exemplo de rastreamento histórico que pode interessar leitores conectados a histórias de família e à memória de guerra.