U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #34332246
Enlistment Date: 06/19/1942 at Fort McClellan, Alabama
Entered the Service from: Alabama
343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Lyman H. Tipps is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Madison County, Alabama.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 211 North White, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. Contact person listed as Mrs. Laura Katherine Tipps (Wife) of same address. Place of birth listed as Huntsville, Alabama on 03/23/1915. Middle name listed as Harold. Employed by T. W. McClure, Meridian, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama as of 10/16/1940 registration date.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 lists the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mr. James Brooks Tipps (Brother)
1131 1/2 Glenwood Road
Glendale, California
Information below gleaned from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/billjeffries10/3358282430
The Powder Ann (AKA the "UNAMIT We'll Fly It") was an American B-24 Bomber that was shot down over Innsbruck, Austria on December 19, 1943 (Missing Air Crew Report 1840). It crashed into the Largoz peak near Volders. Nine crew members were killed and two (Jeffries and Leslie) survived. Staff Sgt. Lyman Tipps was not part of the regular crew but served as an additional gunner the day of the crash.
***I would like to thank Kevin Find A Grave ID 51228106 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Bob Fuerst Find A Grave ID 48907509 for updating the middle name and death location information on this memorial in addition to linking his parents to it***
See https://www.fold3.com/memorial/529892270/lyman-h-tipps/stories
Enlistment Date: 06/19/1942 at Fort McClellan, Alabama
Entered the Service from: Alabama
343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Lyman H. Tipps is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Madison County, Alabama.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 211 North White, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. Contact person listed as Mrs. Laura Katherine Tipps (Wife) of same address. Place of birth listed as Huntsville, Alabama on 03/23/1915. Middle name listed as Harold. Employed by T. W. McClure, Meridian, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama as of 10/16/1940 registration date.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 lists the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mr. James Brooks Tipps (Brother)
1131 1/2 Glenwood Road
Glendale, California
Information below gleaned from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/billjeffries10/3358282430
The Powder Ann (AKA the "UNAMIT We'll Fly It") was an American B-24 Bomber that was shot down over Innsbruck, Austria on December 19, 1943 (Missing Air Crew Report 1840). It crashed into the Largoz peak near Volders. Nine crew members were killed and two (Jeffries and Leslie) survived. Staff Sgt. Lyman Tipps was not part of the regular crew but served as an additional gunner the day of the crash.
***I would like to thank Kevin Find A Grave ID 51228106 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Bob Fuerst Find A Grave ID 48907509 for updating the middle name and death location information on this memorial in addition to linking his parents to it***
See https://www.fold3.com/memorial/529892270/lyman-h-tipps/stories
U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #34332246
Enlistment Date: 06/19/1942 at Fort McClellan, Alabama
Entered the Service from: Alabama
343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Lyman H. Tipps is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Madison County, Alabama.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 211 North White, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. Contact person listed as Mrs. Laura Katherine Tipps (Wife) of same address. Place of birth listed as Huntsville, Alabama on 03/23/1915. Middle name listed as Harold. Employed by T. W. McClure, Meridian, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama as of 10/16/1940 registration date.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 lists the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mr. James Brooks Tipps (Brother)
1131 1/2 Glenwood Road
Glendale, California
Information below gleaned from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/billjeffries10/3358282430
The Powder Ann (AKA the "UNAMIT We'll Fly It") was an American B-24 Bomber that was shot down over Innsbruck, Austria on December 19, 1943 (Missing Air Crew Report 1840). It crashed into the Largoz peak near Volders. Nine crew members were killed and two (Jeffries and Leslie) survived. Staff Sgt. Lyman Tipps was not part of the regular crew but served as an additional gunner the day of the crash.
***I would like to thank Kevin Find A Grave ID 51228106 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Bob Fuerst Find A Grave ID 48907509 for updating the middle name and death location information on this memorial in addition to linking his parents to it***
See https://www.fold3.com/memorial/529892270/lyman-h-tipps/stories
Enlistment Date: 06/19/1942 at Fort McClellan, Alabama
Entered the Service from: Alabama
343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Lyman H. Tipps is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Madison County, Alabama.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 211 North White, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. Contact person listed as Mrs. Laura Katherine Tipps (Wife) of same address. Place of birth listed as Huntsville, Alabama on 03/23/1915. Middle name listed as Harold. Employed by T. W. McClure, Meridian, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama as of 10/16/1940 registration date.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 lists the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mr. James Brooks Tipps (Brother)
1131 1/2 Glenwood Road
Glendale, California
Information below gleaned from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/billjeffries10/3358282430
The Powder Ann (AKA the "UNAMIT We'll Fly It") was an American B-24 Bomber that was shot down over Innsbruck, Austria on December 19, 1943 (Missing Air Crew Report 1840). It crashed into the Largoz peak near Volders. Nine crew members were killed and two (Jeffries and Leslie) survived. Staff Sgt. Lyman Tipps was not part of the regular crew but served as an additional gunner the day of the crash.
***I would like to thank Kevin Find A Grave ID 51228106 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Bob Fuerst Find A Grave ID 48907509 for updating the middle name and death location information on this memorial in addition to linking his parents to it***
See https://www.fold3.com/memorial/529892270/lyman-h-tipps/stories
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LYMAN H. TIPPS
S SGT 343 BOMB SQ 98 BOMB GP (H)
ALABAMA DEC 19 1943
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