Bennie F Tillotson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22144.jpeg UPL 22144 Bennie Tillotson - Ottumwa, 446th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 22144 - Bennie Tillotson - Ottumwa, 446th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) into Zuider Zee in B-24 'Satans Little Sister II' 42-95180

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-50318) of the 446th Bomb Group drops its load over the target area in Orleans, France during a mission with fellow Liberators. Printed caption on reverse: '81185 AC- Consolidated B-24's drop tons of bombs on the Nazi airdrome at Orleans, France during a raid on 14 June 1944.'

42-95180

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Satan's Little Sister
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Hollland 21 November 1944

Born

Ottumwa, Iowa, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10408 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 22144 - Bennie Tillotson - Ottumwa, 446th BG, KIA