Tilton, Jesse R.
Army Sergeant

Jesse R. Tilton, age 23, from Decatur, Illinois, Macon county.

Parents: Julie Magana

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted April 7, 2006. Bronze Star, Purple Heart.

Date of death: Friday, July 16, 2010
Death details: Died at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained July 13, 2010 when insurgents attacked his unit in Kandahar City, Afghanistan with rifle, rocket propelled grenade, and small arms fire. Was mortally wounded while treating fellow paratrooper.

Source: Department of Defense, Fayetteville Observor, Military Times