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SSGT David Clyde Tilghman

Birth: 1920
Death: 16 Jan 1942 (aged 21–22)
Clark County, Nevada, USA
Burial: Parsons Cemetery

Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 38.3751639, Longitude: -75.5938122
Memorial ID: 40496265 View Source

Staff Sergeant David Tilghman

Died on January 16, 1942 in the crash of TWA Flight DC-3 along with 21 others. Aboard were a crew of 3 with 4 civilian travelers, including Carole Lombard, the wife of Clark Gable. All 15 other passengers were Army Air Corps servicemen. A total of 22 lives lost on Mt. Potosi, Nevada.

father: David H. Tilghman
mother: Florence

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