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J. D. Tippit
J. D. Tippit in his Dallas Police Department photo distributed in 1963.jpg
Tippit, c. 1963
Born
J. D. Tippit

(1924-09-18)September 18, 1924
near Annona, Texas, U.S.
Died November 22, 1963(1963-11-22) (aged 39)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Cause of death Gunshot wounds
Burial place Laurel Land Memorial Park
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Police officer
Spouse(s)
Marie Frances Gasway
(m. 1946)
Awards
  • Certificate of Merit
  • Medal of Valor
  • Police Medal of Honor
  • Police Cross
  • Citizens Traffic Commission Award of Heroism
Police career
Department Dallas Police Department
Badge number 848
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)
Military career
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch Seal of the United States Department of War.png United States Army
Years of service 1944–1946
Unit 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Bronze Star

J. D. Tippit (September 18, 1924 – November 22, 1963) was an American World War II U.S Army veteran and police officer who served as an 11-year veteran with the Dallas Police Department. About 45 minutes after the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Tippit was killed in a residential neighborhood in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas.

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