>> fort wayne is where john chapman, belter known as johnny appleseed died more than 170 years ago. ere. at least the locals like to think so. >> it is very questionable. in fact the grave of john chapman. >> turns out there its much that its misunderstood. about the man many of us came to know through that 1948 walt disney cartoon. >> you know a man can't take no rest if he aims to plant the whole darn wilderness in apple treats. >> true or false? johnny appleseed was a simpleton with of a tin pot hat who sprinkled seeds on the american frontier so that pioneer kids would have healthy snacks? >> the hat is pretty accurate. rest is false. >> howard means wrote a book about the real johnny appleseed. >> he was not a simpleton at all. a very complicated man with indense, deep, spiritual life. >> the real johnny was a barefoot ascetic who was at one with nature. a man has the appeared who seems to be all most independent of core corporal sufferings. barefoot, sleeps in house or out of house and lives on the coarsest and scantiest fair. ♪ i owe the lord so much for everything i see ♪ >>

also, beyond johnny appleseed. why volunteers are hunting for acorns.ppo that makes a dash for freedom and then seems t >>> here's a look at prime time tonight. once upon a time, followed by marvel's inhumans at 9:00 and then diane sawyer. and don't miss abc7 news at 11:00. for a service member about to deploy overseas. home life turns into weeks of tying up loose ends. now it has become a search for a beloved family member and a race against time. eric thomas has the story. >> airman first class dylan marler. he is about to be deployed overseas. the air force has asked us not to say where he's going or when. he doesn't have much time to findly the family's three legged dog pitchinky. she is my wife's dog. i got her when we were in biloxi. >> he last saw pinky october 18th. he was dropping her off with friends while he went off for training. >> so the kids reported her, reported seeing her down in that quarter of the park there. >> reporter: he said there have been several sightings in the park. one as recently as yesterday morning. one girl at the park