Louis Till was the father of Emmitt Till. Louis Till was executed by the U.S. Army.
He was the father of 1950s Civil Rights martyr Emmett Till.
While serving in the United States Army in Italy during World War II, he was tried, convicted and executed, by hanging, for the crime of rape of a young girl in Italy.
Louis Till is interred in a section of the cemetery set aside for servicemen who were executed for crimes.
Louis Till was the father of Emmitt Till. Louis Till was executed by the U.S. Army.
He was the father of 1950s Civil Rights martyr Emmett Till.
While serving in the United States Army in Italy during World War II, he was tried, convicted and executed, by hanging, for the crime of rape of a young girl in Italy.
Louis Till is interred in a section of the cemetery set aside for servicemen who were executed for crimes.