When Mamie and Louis met, he took her out for ice cream, they married on October 14, 1940 both were 18.
Mamie Till nine months later had a son their only child named Emmett Louis Till, but nicknamed "Bobo"
Emmett would speak with a mild stutter, but he was healthy and happy.
Emmett barely knew his father, he was shipped to Europe as an army private . Mamie and Louis separated in 1942.
Three years later, Mamie receives a latter informing her Louis Till was killed in Italy due to "Wildful Misconduct".
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Mamie Till Mobley; The death of her son
Short StoryA journalism story of the Emmett Till slaying and his mother's backstory
