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Funeral honors 100-year-old Daytonian once shot down during WWII Dayton.com 2/24/2021 © Provided by Dayton.com Dayton Funeral services were conducted Wednesday for a 100-year-old Dayton man who flew 61 combat missions in World War II, including one in which his plane was shot down. Allen Johnson called Boesch an American hero. Johnson met Boesch, who was nicknamed “Tin Ear,” through a mutual friend at Friendship Village Retirement Community in Dayton. The friend asked if Johnson would interview Boesch and write a story, which he completed weeks before Boesch’s death. Boesch’s min...

| Updated: Feb. 13, 2021, 2:36 a.m. A retired Unified Police Department officer died Wednesday after being placed on a ventilator because of COVID-19. Hugh Bennett, 53, began his work as an officer at the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office in 1995. He joined the UPD in 2010 and retired in 2015. He worked in numerous roles including as a SWAT team operator and field training officer. He won awards including the Division Commanders Award and a Distinguished Unit Citation. The police department said in a Facebook post that he waged an “arduous battle” with the virus. “After being hospita...

Jan 27, 2021 Floyd “Hank” Lewis Hartman died Jan. 24, 2021 at the Embassy of Loyalsock where he had been a resident. Born in Williamsport, he was the son of Raymond and Bertha Hartman. Floyd was active in the Boy Scouts in his youth and did odd jobs in his neighborhood. At the age of 19 he left school to serve his country in the Korean War. In the Army, he rose to the rank of sergeant and served in the 3rd Infantry Division 7th Regiment 1st Battalion. Sergeant Hartman was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries suffered in battle as well as the Army Occupation Medal (Japan), Korean Service ...

December 20, 2020 728 WATERBURY – Vito S. “Bill” Pestone, age 100, of Waterbury, passed away at his home, the Village of East Farms, on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. He was the devoted husband of 71 years of the late Dora (Sanchi) Pestone. Vito was born Nov. 24, 1920, in Waterbury, the son of the lat Rocco and Rose (Accousti) Pestone. He was educated in local schools, and was a decorated World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps stationed in England with the 8th Air Force Heavy Bomber Division. Vito flew 30 combat missions in both the B-24 and B-17 bombers, and was awarded the Air Medal...

Submitted photo Both Cadet Commanders from the 2019-2020 school year, McCain Griffith and Weatherly Reeves hold then guidon that displays the Distinguished Unit ribbon. Submitted photo MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, AL. – Unit NC-811 at North Surry High School has been selected as one of 387 units to receive the 2019-2020 Air Force Junior ROTC Distinguished Unit Award. This award recognizes Air Force JROTC units that have performed well above and beyond normal expectations, and that have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to their school and community while meeting the Air Force ...