Tillman Butler inducted into service on 10 December 1917 at Camp Gordon, Georgia. He was killed in action at St. Juvin in France and initially buried at the American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse.
His brother Clarence F. Butler was killed in action in Fère-en-Tardenois, France and is also buried at Knoxville National Cemetery.
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 8 April 1892
- Date of death: 29 October 1918
- County: Roane
- Hometown: Rockwood
- Service Branch: Army
- Division/Assignment: 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War I
- Battles: Argonne Forest
- Burial/Memorial Location: Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar V, Top Panel
- Sponsored by: Franklin Akers
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