Memoir, 1945.

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Memoir, 1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52791946

Contains a time line delineating Tippetts's military service, which suddenly ended with his death in a routine training accident aboard his B-24 Liberator Bomber. Also contains excerpts from letters and telegrams sent from the war department updating his family on his condition. Includes a description of his funeral, along with a poem written for him following his death. Also includes a short narrative about Tippetts's childhood. Photographs show Tippetts in full military dress, with his bombing crew and plane, with family members, and during his childhood.

1 folder (12 p.)16 photocopied photographs.

Harold B. Lee Library

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Tippetts, LeRoy T., 1925-1945.

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Tippetts served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from 1943-1945. He was assigned to the 420nd AAF Basis Unit, 4th Air Force, worked as a radio operator, and achieved the rank of sergeant. From the description of Memoir, 1945. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 52791946 ...