J.D. Tippit

J. D. Tippit (September 18, 1924 – November 22, 1963) was a police officer with the Dallas, Texas Police Department who, according to witnesses, was slain by Lee Harvey Oswald after Tippit stopped Oswald following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Image File history File links CarlinBruce-Exh2. ... Image File history File links CarlinBruce-Exh2. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... A police officer is a person who works for a police force. ...      Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City 997. ... Texas is the gayest motherfucking state out there they can suck my big black balls. ... Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was, according to four United States government investigations, responsible for the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. ... President Kennedy, with his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Texas Governor John Connally in the Presidential limousine shortly before the assassination. ...

Biography

Tippit was born in Clarksville, Red River County, Texas to Edgar Lee Tippit, a farmer, and Lizzie Mae Rush. It is often reported that J.D. stood for "Jefferson Davis", but in fact, the initials do not stand for anything. Tippit attended public schools through the tenth grade and was raised as a Baptist. 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. Clarksville is a city located in Red River County, Texas. ... Red River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Texas is the gayest motherfucking state out there they can suck my big black balls. ... Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808–December 6, 1889) was an American statesman and advocate for American slavery and for States Rights. ... A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church or any follower of Jesus Christ who believes that baptism is administered by the full immersion of a confessing Christian. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Shoulder sleeve patch of the 17th Airborne Division. ... Operation Varsity was an airborne operation towards the end of World War II, intended to gain a foothold across the River Rhine. ... The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration and is the fourth highest award for bravery, heroism or meritorious service. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Tippit was married to Marie Frances Gasaway on December 26, 1946, and the couple would become the parents of three children. 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 of 1949, when he moved to Lone Star, Texas and attempted cattle raising. December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... This article refers to Sears as it existed prior to its merger with Kmart. ... Lone Star is a city located in Morris County, Texas. ...

Tippit attended a Veterans Administration vocational training school at Bogata, Texas from January 1950 until June 1952. He was then hired by the Dallas Police Department as a patrolman on July 28, 1952. Officer Tippit served capably and was cited for bravery in 1956 for his role in disarming a fugitive. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for administering programs of veterans benefits for veterans, their families, and survivors. ... Bogata is a city located in Red River County, Texas. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

At the time of his death, Tippit was earning a salary of $5,880 a year as a Dallas police officer ($36,000 in 2006 dollars).

Death

On November 22, 1963, Tippit was working beat number 78, his normal patrol area in south Oak Cliff, a residential area of city. He was ordered to patrol the central Oak Cliff area after the shooting of President Kennedy. At approximately 1:15 p.m., 45 minutes after Kennedy was shot, Tippit stopped Oswald, who was on foot and who fit the general description of the assassin that was being broadcast. Oswald walked over to the passenger side of Tippit's patrol car (Dallas Police vehicle #10). They spoke briefly through an open vent window, then Tippit got out of his car. As Tippit walked toward the front of his patrol car, he was shot three times at point blank range with a .38 calibre revolver. Four witnesses identified Lee Harvey Oswald as the shooter. Seven others saw Oswald fleeing the scene. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Oak Cliff was a town located in Dallas County, Texas, that was annexed by the neighboring city of Dallas in 1903. ... President Kennedy, with his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Texas Governor John Connally in the Presidential limousine shortly before the assassination. ... Point-blank range is the distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it, in particular no allowance needs to be made for the effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile. ... Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was, according to four United States government investigations, responsible for the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. ...

After the subsequent investigation by the Warren Commission, Tippit's name was placed into many conspiracy theories, but none were found to have any credibility. Warren Commission report cover page The Presidents Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as The Warren Commission, was established on November 29, 1963, by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of the U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. ...

On the evening of the assassination, both Robert F. Kennedy and new President Lyndon Johnson called Tippit's widow to express their sympathies. The plight of Tippit's family also moved much of the nation and a total of $647,579 ($3.9 mil. in 2006) was donated to them following the assassination. One of the largest individual gifts was the $25,000 ($152,000 in 2006) that Abraham Zapruder donated after selling his film of the assassination. Robert Francis Bobby Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also called RFK, was one of two younger brothers of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. ... Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908–January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ... Assassin and Targeted killing redirect here. ... Abraham Zapruder Abraham Zapruder (May 15, 1905 – August 30, 1970), a manufacturer of womens clothing, filmed U.S. President John F. Kennedys motorcade traveling through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas and unexpectedly recorded the entire John F. Kennedy assassination. ...

Funeral services for J.D. Tippit were held on November 25 at Beckley Hills Baptist Church, with burial following at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Dallas. November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In January 1964 Tippit was posthumously awarded the Medal of Valor from the National Police Hall of Fame and also received the Police Medal of Honor, the Police Cross, and the Citizens Traffic Commission Award of Heroism.

Tippit's widow married Dallas police lieutenant Harry Dean Thomas in January 1967.

In film, Tippit has been portrayed by Price Carson in 1991's JFK, and David Duchovny in 1992's Ruby. JFK is an American film, first released on December 20, 1991, which purports to follow the 1967 to 1969 investigation led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (played by Kevin Costner) as he investigates the assassination of President Kennedy. ... David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960 in New York City, New York) is a Golden Globe Award-winning American television and film actor most famous for playing the character of FBI agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files TV series in the 90s. ... Ruby is a film, released in the United States on March 27, 1992, about Jack Ruby, the Dallas, Texas nightclub owner who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald outside of a police station in 1963. ...

Reference

• Dale K. Myers. With Malice: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Murder of Officer J.D. Tippit. ISBN 0-9662709-7-5

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External link

• J.D. Tippit website by Dale Myers