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02234aam a2200433 i 4500 001 A5391764F31211EEA2A0228A4CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240405010125 008 240404t20212020xxua 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2020916098 020 $a 1943267782 020 $a 9781943267781 020 $a 1943267766 020 $a 9781943267767 035 $a (OCoLC)1249957106 040 $a CGP $b eng $e rda $c CGP $d OCLCO $d CGP $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d OCL $d OCLCO $d OCLCL $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 084 $a BIOG $b DEG 100 1 $a Kersch, Conrad John. 245 10 $a DeGroote $h [Book] : $b the incredible life of a downed US airman who joined the French underground during WWII / $c by Conrad John Kersch ; edited by Pat McGrath-Avery ; cover art by KC Kersch. 250 $a 1st ed. 264 1 $a [United States] : $b Red Engine Press, $c [2021]. 300 $a 404 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 28 cm. 365 $a 01 $b 25.00 500 $a Donated by Wendell Biggs. 520 $a Albert DeGroote is an orphan, immigrant, airman, a soldier in the French Underground, and his real name is SSG Conrad John Kersch. As a bombardier on a B-17 the mission was always to drop your payload and get back to base safely. On this particular mission, the payload was dropped but the journey home took a drastic turn. This is the story of SSG John Conrad Kersch evading capture and ending up fighting in the French Underground. His journey from childhood to joining the Army in 1935 is nothing but ordinary. This is his story. from the back cover. 600 10 $a Kersch, Conrad John. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Underground movements $z France. 650 0 $a Airmen $v Personal narratives. 650 0 $a Escapes $z France. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, American. 650 0 $a Escapes $z France $x History $y 20th century $v Personal narratives. 655 7 $a Personal narratives. 700 1 $a Avery, Pat McGrath, $d 1941-, $e editor. $1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjH6Q9wWgXDGV9P4kpDJtC 700 1 $a Kersh, Kris C. 941 $a 1 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20240405024424.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A5391764F31211EEA2A0228A4CECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search