HONORED ON PANEL 26W, LINE 4 OF THE WALL
TIMOTHY TAYLOR TIPTON
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TIMOTHY T TIPTON
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POSTED ON 11.18.2023
POSTED BY: John Fabris
honoring you....
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever….
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POSTED ON 8.6.2022
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear Sgt Timothy Tipson, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Tomorrow is the 58th anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it still needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 7.13.2020
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Final Mission of SGT Timothy T. Tipton
On the afternoon of April 18, 1969, elements of C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, a U.S. Army mechanized unit, was traveling on Highway QL-9 in the upper Quang Tri Province, RVN, when they came across two platoons of Marines from C Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry returning from a road sweep. The tankers offered the Marines a lift which they accepted. Shortly thereafter, one of the tanks hit a mine, disabling the vehicle. It was late by the time the column was ready to move again, so they bivouacked alongside of the road, the Marines on a slight rise, and the mechanized unit a hundred yards away in a slight valley. Unbeknownst to the armored troopers, they set their overnight camp in the middle of a North Vietnamese Army (NVA) bunker system. After dark, at approximately 8:30 PM, a trip flare set out by the Americans went up, signaling the presence of enemy sappers. Eight NVA were spotted running in the open and were engaged by U.S. troops. The enemy then attacked from the north and northwest, infiltrating the camp and firing weapons and tossing satchel charges. U.S. flare ships, AC-47 “Spooky” gunships, and artillery were used in support of the besieged Americans. The sometimes close-quarter fighting raged approximately three hours. The Marine unit, only a football field away, was advised to stay put as the confused combat made for unclear battle lines. Nearby Marine and Army artillery units plus air support kept most of the attackers outside the camp and finally drove the NVA into the surrounding jungle. Twelve U.S. Army personnel were killed and twenty-two were wounded. They included SP4 Andrew A. Biedron Jr., SP4 Kenneth R. Brinker, SGT John Burgess, SP5 George C. Dahlman, SGT David A. Dittmer, PFC Victor L. Mills, CPL Robert L. Park, SGT Ronald H. Riley, SGT Perry J. Scott, SP5 Charles D. Short, SP4 Charles C. Smith Jr., and SGT Timothy T. Tipton. Also lost was a Pacific Stars & Stripes correspondent embedded with the unit, SSG Paul D. Savanuck, the first S&S reporter killed since the Korean War. A sweep of the battle area revealed five NVA bodies, two found inside the perimeter. Total enemy kills were estimated at thirteen. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org, “G2 & G3 Journal (3d MARDIV)” at ttu.edu, and “Stripes’ Newsman Killed in Attack.” Pacific Stars & Stripes, April 23, 1969; also “Human bombs hit U.S. base.” Chicago Times, April 19, 1969; also, information provided by Howell M. Young (May 2020)]
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POSTED ON 12.12.2013
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]
Remembering An American Hero
Dear SGT Timothy Taylor Tipton, sir
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir
Curt Carter
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir
Curt Carter
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