World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Tillman J. Gressitt
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Maryland
Honored By
Kit Bacon Gressitt
Relationship
Daughter
FATHER WAS A NAVIGATOR IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS, 484TH BOMB GROUP, 827TH SQUADRON, STATIONED IN CERIGNOLA, ITALY. HE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER HUNGARY AND THEN CONTINUED TO FLY MISSIONS OVER GERMANY. HE REMAINED IN THE AIR FORCE RESERVES UNTIL RETIRING AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL.