Carwood Lipton
WWII American army officer (1920–2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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First Lieutenant Clifford Carwood Lipton (30 January 1920 – 16 December 2001)[1] was a commissioned officer with Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II.
Carwood Lipton | |
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Nickname(s) | "Lip" |
Born | (1920-01-30)30 January 1920 Huntington, West Virginia, US |
Died | 16 December 2001(2001-12-16) (aged 81) Southern Pines, North Carolina, US |
Buried | Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, West Virginia |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1942–1953 |
Rank | First Lieutenant |
Unit | |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Bronze Star Medal (2) Purple Heart (3) |
Other work | Glass-manufacturing executive |
On the battlefields of Europe, he was promoted to company first sergeant and was awarded a battlefield commission to second lieutenant. He has said "it was the greatest honor ever awarded" to him. He eventually earned a promotion to first lieutenant before leaving the army.
He was featured in the 2010 book A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us,[2] and portrayed by Donnie Wahlberg in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.