Funeral honors 100-year-old Daytonian once shot down during WWII
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...
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