Ohio man, 87, skydives to aid sick great-grandson

Waynesville (Ohio): An 87-year-old World War II veteran has parachuted from a plane in Ohio to support his ailing great-grandson.

Clarence Turner of Fairfield made the jump Saturday with an instructor.

He says he wanted to generate attention for the plight of 10-month-old Julian Couch, who suffers from a lung disease that could require a transplant.

WLWT of Cincinnati reports that Julian is hospitalized in Columbus. A fundraiser is planned for June 2.

Turner also made a jump at age 85 to fulfill a goal to experience freefalling and landing as he did in the Army. He served from 1944-47, and his last jump was in Japan.

Turner says he also hopes to someday make a parachute jump at an older age than former President George HW Bush, who`s 88.

PTI