Albert Ray Tillotson, Jr

• Reference: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment - SmartCopy: Apr 8 2018, 14:28:27 UTC

Brother of Donald E. Tillotson who resided in Apartado 748, Tampico, Tampa, Mexico.

Albert served as a Sergeant & Engineer on C-47A #42-93095, 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier, Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Texas prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 6, 1942 in San Antonio, Texas. He was note, at the time of his enlistment, as being a United States Citizen and also as Single, without dependents.

Albert was "Killed In Action" when his C-47A was believed to have been shot down by German anti-aircraft fire during the Normandy invasion and crashed at Beuzeville-au-Plain, Manche, France during the war.

He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on March 27, 1951.

Service # 18201054

The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.

Inscription: SGT, 439 AAF TRP CARR GP WORLD WAR II

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 8 2018, 14:28:57 UTC