J. D. Tippit
| J. D. Tippit | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 18, 1924 near Annona, Texas |
| Died | November 22, 1963 (aged 39) Dallas, Texas |
| 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; his death 1963) 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 |
| Allegiance |
 Dallas, Texas
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| Country |
 United States of America
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| Years of service | 1952–63 |
| Rank | Patrolman |
| Memorials | • Historical marker on SH 37 at CR 1280 southwest of Clarksville (dedicated November 17, 2001) • Historical marker on northeast corner of East 10th Street and South Patton Avenue in Dallas (dedicated November 20, 2012) |
| Murder of J.D. Tippit | |
|---|---|
| Part of Assassination of John F. Kennedy | |
| Location | East 10th Street and South Patton Avenue, Dallas, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32°44′50″N 96°49′06″W / 32.74722°N 96.81833°WCoordinates: 32°44′50″N 96°49′06″W / 32.74722°N 96.81833°W |
| Date | November 22, 1963 1:11–1:14 p.m. (CST) |
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Attack type
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Shooting |
| Weapon | .38-caliber revolver |
| Perpetrator | Lee Harvey Oswald |
J. D. Tippit (September 18, 1924 – November 22, 1963) was an American police officer who was an 11-year veteran with the Dallas Police Department. On a Dallas street, about 45 minutes after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Tippit was shot to death in a residential neighbourhood in Oak Cliff. Lee Harvey Oswald was initially arrested as a suspect in Tippit's murder but later also became a suspect in the shooting of President Kennedy. Oswald was charged with both crimes shortly after his arrest. However, Oswald denied involvement in either of the cases. Before Oswald could be prosecuted for either crime, he was shot and killed, while in police custody, by strip club owner Jack Ruby on November 24, 1963.
Tippit was born near the town of Annona in Red River County, Texas. He was one of seven children (two girls and five boys) to Edgar Lee, a farmer, and Lizzie Mae Tippit (née Rush). The Tippit and Rush families were of English ancestry, their ancestors having immigrated to Virginia from England by 1635. It is sometimes reported that J.D. stood for "Jefferson Davis", but in fact, the letters did not stand for anything in particular. Tippit attended public schools through the tenth grade and was raised as a Baptist, a faith he practiced for the rest of his life. He entered the United States Army on July 21, 1944, and was assigned to the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the US 17th Airborne Division. He saw combat in Operation Varsity, the airborne crossing of the Rhine River in March 1945, earning a Bronze Star, and remained on active duty until June 20, 1946.
Tippit married his high school sweetheart, Marie Frances Gasway, on December 26, 1946. The couple had three children: Charles Allan (born 1950), Brenda Kay (born 1953) and Curtis Glenn (born 1958). That same year, he went to work for the Dearborn Stove Company. He next worked for Sears, Roebuck and Company in the installation department from March 1948 to September 1949 when he was laid off. The couple moved to Lone Star, Texas, where Tippit attempted to farm and raise cattle.
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