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Personal info

Full name
TIPPETT, William Luther
Date of birth
15 March 1919
Age
26
Place of birth
Oconee County, South Carolina
Hometown
Forsyth County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
20454320
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
In the Wesel area, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 21 8

Immediate family

Members
Essie (Kelley) Tippett (mother)
Leonard Tippett (brother)
Ernest Tippett (brother)
Mildred Tippett (sister)
Robert E. Tippett (brother)
Charlotte Tippett (sister)
Lloyd G. Tippett (brother)

More information

S/Sgt William L. Tippett enlisted in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on 16 September 1940.

He took part in D-Day operations.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina), South Carolina Birth Index, 1930 US Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina)