Tuesday, November 22, 2016

OFFICER J.D. TIPPIT (SEPTEMBER 18, 1924 TO NOVEMBER 22, 1963)





J. D. Tippit


J. D. Tippit


Born
September 18, 1924
near Annona, Texas
Died
November 22, 1963 (aged 39)
Methodist Hospital
Dallas, Texas
Resting place
Laurel Land Memorial Park
Dallas, Texas
32°40′29.06″N 96°49′13.16″W
Religion
Relatives
Marie Francis (née Gasway) (wife)
(m. 1946; his death 1963)
Charles Tippit (son)
Brenda Tippit (daughter)
Curtis Tippit (son)
Awards
Certificate of Merit (1957)
Medal of Valor †
Police Medal of Honor †
Police Cross †
Citizens Traffic Commission Award of Heroism †
† posthumously
Police career
Department
Badge number
848
Allegiance
Country
Years of service
1952–63
Rank
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)

J. D. Tippit (September 18, 1924 – November 22, 1963) was an American police officer who was an 11-year veteran with the Dallas Police Department. On a Dallas street, about 45 minutes after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Tippit was shot to death. Oswald was initially arrested as a suspect in Tippit's murder but later also became a suspect in the shooting of President Kennedy. Oswald was charged with both crimes shortly after his arrest. However, Oswald denied involvement in either of the cases. Before Oswald could be prosecuted for either crime, he was shot and killed, while in police custody, by strip club owner Jack Ruby on November 24, 1963.

Early life

Career

Murder and investigation

Conspiracy theories

Aftermath

In film

In movies, Tippit has been portrayed by Price Carson in 1991's JFK, and David Duchovny in 1992's Ruby. He was also portrayed by Matt Micou in the 2013 television drama Killing Kennedy.

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