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Article: OBITUARY Military pilot Bosley also put brewers on film
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 24, 2009
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By AMY RABIDEAU SILVERS
Richard B. Bosley flew all kinds of flights with the U.S. Army
Air Forces and the Air Force Reserve, but none with more precious
cargo than one day in 1964.
His son, Army 2nd Lt. Richard R. Bosley, 21, was making his first
jumps for paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Ga. Maj. Bosley made
sure that he would be flying the C-119 Flying Boxcar his son would
be exiting.
"The whole thing gave me the creeps," Bosley then said of his son
jumping. "It scared the heck out of me, but I made sure I was right
on the drop zone each time."
For the record, the younger Richard passed paratrooper training.
Their story appeared in many newspapers, including The Milwaukee
Journal back ...