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TIPTON, Strawder Henry - Date of
birth
2 January 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Kentucky -
Hometown
Estill County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35083092 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
272nd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
9 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 8 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Daniel H. Tipton (father)
Inis I. (Roe) Tipton (mother)
May F. Tipton (sister)
Charles E. Tipton (brother)
Henry Tipton (brother)
Bertha M. Tipton (sister)
Virginia Tipton (sister)
Walter J. Tipton (brother)
More information
Pfc Strawder H. Tipton enlisted on 24 April 1944 at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky.Per Thomas Clewes, L Company:
"A machine gun was in the steeple over a church in Nieder-Gandern. One of our tanks opened fire on it with their 50 cal. They practically tore off the top of the tower.
We raced into town, crossed the river on the east side and seized the bridge. As we moved into Neider-Gandern, the rest of the battalion following behind was pinned down by mortar fire.
Captain Bernard called for the machine guns out front. We crossed the river, and the company minus HQ and the mortar section moved out about 300 yards and dug in. I stayed back with the mortar section. The tanks and T.D.s hid among the houses in the town.
Shortly after dark, the rest of the battalion moved into town. The Germans fired a number of rounds at our position in the attempt to knock out the bridge. One round fell in close to the machine guns and killed Sgt Swartz and Pfc Tipton."
Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Kentucky, Birth Index, Markwilson76 Family Tree, 1930 Census, 69th Infantry Division Newsletter - Sep-Dec 2011
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, Zelda