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| James Tipton was a staff sergeant in the 4th Infantry Division which landed on Utah Beach on D-Day. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75282585/james-monroe-tipton https://www.goodfreephotos.com/historical-battles/world-war-ii/american-assault-on-utah-beach-d-day-world-war-ii.jpg.php |
James Monroe Tipton never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on December 30, 1918 in Johnson City, Tennessee. His parents Moses and Clara were born in Tennessee and North Carolina, respectively. His father worked as a truck driver and later as a watchman at a teachers college. James had one older brother, one older sister, two younger sisters, and one younger brother. By 1940 James had completed a grammar school level of education and was living with his parents.
He enlisted in the army on June 19, 1940. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. The 4th ID arrived in England in January 1944. On D-Day it landed at Utah Beach, suffering far fewer casualties than the Americans landing on Omaha Beach. However, over the next three weeks the 4th ID would lose more than 800 men killed in action including Sgt. Tipton who died on D+1 while his regiment was expanding the beachhead to link up with the airborne.
His grave is at Monte Vista Memorial Park in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Last year on this date I profiled F4U-1 Corsair pilot and Annapolis grad Alvin Blackman. You can read about Alvin here.
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