The body of Pfc. Ralph A. Lippencott, of Waynesburg, who was mortally wounded in action on Okinawa in 1945, arrived in Waynesburg yesterday for burial.
Pfc. Lippencott died of his wounds May 24, 1945, on Okinawa, at the age of 21.
A son of Mary Braden Lippencott, of Waynesburg, who survives, and of the late Jesse D. Lippencott, he was born in Morrisville Feb. 28, 1924, and had spent all his life in the Waynesburg community before entering service. He was a member of the Morrisville Methodist Church.
After entering service, Pfc. Lippencott trained at Camp Hood, and served as a forward scout with the 304th Field Artillery Batallion, Battery C. He took part in the invasion of Guam, Leyte and Okinawa and had won nine battle stars. He also had been awarded the Bronze Star for gallantry in action.
Surviving are his mother, of Waynesburg; two sisters, Miss Elsie Lippencott, at home, and Mrs. Thomas Grable, Jr., of Waynesburg, and one brother, Robert M. Lippencott, of Waynesburg.
Pfc. Lippencott died of his wounds May 24, 1945, on Okinawa, at the age of 21.
A son of Mary Braden Lippencott, of Waynesburg, who survives, and of the late Jesse D. Lippencott, he was born in Morrisville Feb. 28, 1924, and had spent all his life in the Waynesburg community before entering service. He was a member of the Morrisville Methodist Church.
After entering service, Pfc. Lippencott trained at Camp Hood, and served as a forward scout with the 304th Field Artillery Batallion, Battery C. He took part in the invasion of Guam, Leyte and Okinawa and had won nine battle stars. He also had been awarded the Bronze Star for gallantry in action.
Surviving are his mother, of Waynesburg; two sisters, Miss Elsie Lippencott, at home, and Mrs. Thomas Grable, Jr., of Waynesburg, and one brother, Robert M. Lippencott, of Waynesburg.
The body of Pfc. Ralph A. Lippencott, of Waynesburg, who was mortally wounded in action on Okinawa in 1945, arrived in Waynesburg yesterday for burial.
Pfc. Lippencott died of his wounds May 24, 1945, on Okinawa, at the age of 21.
A son of Mary Braden Lippencott, of Waynesburg, who survives, and of the late Jesse D. Lippencott, he was born in Morrisville Feb. 28, 1924, and had spent all his life in the Waynesburg community before entering service. He was a member of the Morrisville Methodist Church.
After entering service, Pfc. Lippencott trained at Camp Hood, and served as a forward scout with the 304th Field Artillery Batallion, Battery C. He took part in the invasion of Guam, Leyte and Okinawa and had won nine battle stars. He also had been awarded the Bronze Star for gallantry in action.
Surviving are his mother, of Waynesburg; two sisters, Miss Elsie Lippencott, at home, and Mrs. Thomas Grable, Jr., of Waynesburg, and one brother, Robert M. Lippencott, of Waynesburg.
Pfc. Lippencott died of his wounds May 24, 1945, on Okinawa, at the age of 21.
A son of Mary Braden Lippencott, of Waynesburg, who survives, and of the late Jesse D. Lippencott, he was born in Morrisville Feb. 28, 1924, and had spent all his life in the Waynesburg community before entering service. He was a member of the Morrisville Methodist Church.
After entering service, Pfc. Lippencott trained at Camp Hood, and served as a forward scout with the 304th Field Artillery Batallion, Battery C. He took part in the invasion of Guam, Leyte and Okinawa and had won nine battle stars. He also had been awarded the Bronze Star for gallantry in action.
Surviving are his mother, of Waynesburg; two sisters, Miss Elsie Lippencott, at home, and Mrs. Thomas Grable, Jr., of Waynesburg, and one brother, Robert M. Lippencott, of Waynesburg.
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