J. D. Tippit
American police officer
J.D. Tippit was a police officer in Dallas, Texas, murdered on the 22nd of November, 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald. This was the same day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
J. D. Tippit | |
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 Dallas Police Department photo, 1963 | |
| Born | September 18, 1924 near Annona, Texas |
| Died | November 22, 1963 (aged 39) |
| Resting place | Laurel Land Memorial Park Dallas, Texas 32°40′29.06″N 96°49′13.16″W / 32.6747389°N 96.8203222°W |
| Relatives | Marie Francis (née Gasway) (wife) (m. 1946) Charles Tippit (son) Brenda Tippit (daughter) Curtis Tippit (son) |
| Awards | Certificate of Merit (1957) Medal of Valor † Police Medal of Honor † Police Cross † Citizens Traffic Commission Award of Heroism † † posthumously |
| Police career | |
| Department | Dallas Police Department |
| Badge number | 848 |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Allegiance |  Dallas, Texas |
| Years of service | 1952–63 |
| Rank | Patrolman |
| Memorials | • Historical marker on SH 37 at CR 1280 southwest of Clarksville (dedicated November 17, 2001)[1] • Historical marker on northeast corner of East 10th Street and South Patton Avenue in Dallas (dedicated November 20, 2012) |
References change
- ↑ "Texas Historic Sites Atlas". Texas Historical Commission. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
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