Albert Raymond Tilch, Private First Class. 3D Bn 26 Marines, 5th Division. KIA - Killed in Action by a sniper who emerged from a cave, on Iwo Jima, an island in the south Pacific occupied by the Japanese army. Al was killed 1 day after the raising of the U.S. flag, which took place on the top of Mount Suribacki. He was 20 yrs 3 mo 3 days old. In April 1948, 3 years after his death his remains were returned to the family for burial, in the family plot.
The funeral was handled by DeSantis Funeral Home.
The funeral was handled by DeSantis Funeral Home.
Albert Raymond Tilch, Private First Class. 3D Bn 26 Marines, 5th Division. KIA - Killed in Action by a sniper who emerged from a cave, on Iwo Jima, an island in the south Pacific occupied by the Japanese army. Al was killed 1 day after the raising of the U.S. flag, which took place on the top of Mount Suribacki. He was 20 yrs 3 mo 3 days old. In April 1948, 3 years after his death his remains were returned to the family for burial, in the family plot.
The funeral was handled by DeSantis Funeral Home.
The funeral was handled by DeSantis Funeral Home.
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