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  • Robert Tills
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  • Robert George Tills (9 March 1918 – 8 December 1941) was an officer and pilot of the United States Navy who became the first American naval officer killed during the Battle of the Philippines and had a ship named after him in his honor. His body was lost at sea during the battle and was recovered in November 2007 and officially identified in December 2008. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on 23 March 2009 with full military honors.
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serviceyears
  • 1937
Birth Date
  • 1918-03-09
Branch
death place
  • Malalang Bay, Mindanao, Philippines
Name
  • Robert George Tills
Caption
  • Ensign Robert Tills in his Navy Whites.
Birth Place
  • Manitowoc, Wisconsin
death date
  • --12-08
Rank
Allegiance
  • United States
Battles
placeofburial
abstract
  • Robert George Tills (9 March 1918 – 8 December 1941) was an officer and pilot of the United States Navy who became the first American naval officer killed during the Battle of the Philippines and had a ship named after him in his honor. His body was lost at sea during the battle and was recovered in November 2007 and officially identified in December 2008. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on 23 March 2009 with full military honors.