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J. D. Tippit [a] (September 18, 1924 – November 22, 1963) was an American World War II U.S. Army veteran and Bronze Star recipient, who was a police officer with the Dallas Police Department for 11 years. [4]
A half hour after the President of the United States was murdered, Dallas Police Capt. W.R. Westbrook, reserve Sgt. Kenneth Croy, Officer J.D. Tippit, and LEE Oswald met at the entrance to a driveway near 10th and Patton in Oak Cliff, across the Trinity River from downtown Dallas.
Mar 3, 2014 · Officer J.D. Tippit was a perfect example of the “Greatest Generation” — a generation of Americans whose epic stories of victory, valor, and sacrifice are destined to echo throughout history.
Feb 15, 1998 · At 10:00 AM on Wednesday, November 20, 1963, Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit was having coffee at the Dobbs House Restaurant. Another man, known to employees as a regular "coffee customer," was complaining loudly about his order of eggs to waitress Mary Dowling.
J.D. Tippit is one of those ordinary men who, through extraordinary events, had the moniker of hero thrust upon them. And although his role in America's darkest days will forever be remembered it is his likeable spirit that has left the deepest impression.
Mar 4, 2021 · Marie Tippit, the widow of the Dallas police officer killed by Lee Harvey Oswald about 45 minutes after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, has died after contracting the...
Officer J.D. Tippit was shot and killed while questioning the assassin of President John F. Kennedy at Tenth and Patton Streets.
