The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn NY,
Dec. 17, 1944:
The Silver Star for gallantry in action in France, the Purple Heart and a President Citation have been awarded posthumously to Pfc. Murray Lippman of 1517 E. 23rd St.
The Silver Star citation, released to the young hero’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lippman, by Maj. Gen. J.A. Ulio, declares:
“Private Lippman was serving as a medical aid-man with his company during the advance at Cherbourg, France, on June 25, 1944, and while administering first aid to a wounded officer of his battalion was severely wounded by a sniper’s bullet and died before he could be evacuated from the field of battle.”
Privet Lippman, 26, was employed by a textile firm before enlisting in September, 1940. Honorable discharged a year later, he re-enlisted for the duration. He received his training in the medical corps at Fort Meade, Md., and went overseas in April 1942 seeing action in North Africa, Tunisia, Sicily, England, and France.
Surviving, besides his parents, is a sister, Irene.
Dec. 17, 1944:
The Silver Star for gallantry in action in France, the Purple Heart and a President Citation have been awarded posthumously to Pfc. Murray Lippman of 1517 E. 23rd St.
The Silver Star citation, released to the young hero’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lippman, by Maj. Gen. J.A. Ulio, declares:
“Private Lippman was serving as a medical aid-man with his company during the advance at Cherbourg, France, on June 25, 1944, and while administering first aid to a wounded officer of his battalion was severely wounded by a sniper’s bullet and died before he could be evacuated from the field of battle.”
Privet Lippman, 26, was employed by a textile firm before enlisting in September, 1940. Honorable discharged a year later, he re-enlisted for the duration. He received his training in the medical corps at Fort Meade, Md., and went overseas in April 1942 seeing action in North Africa, Tunisia, Sicily, England, and France.
Surviving, besides his parents, is a sister, Irene.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn NY,
Dec. 17, 1944:
The Silver Star for gallantry in action in France, the Purple Heart and a President Citation have been awarded posthumously to Pfc. Murray Lippman of 1517 E. 23rd St.
The Silver Star citation, released to the young hero’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lippman, by Maj. Gen. J.A. Ulio, declares:
“Private Lippman was serving as a medical aid-man with his company during the advance at Cherbourg, France, on June 25, 1944, and while administering first aid to a wounded officer of his battalion was severely wounded by a sniper’s bullet and died before he could be evacuated from the field of battle.”
Privet Lippman, 26, was employed by a textile firm before enlisting in September, 1940. Honorable discharged a year later, he re-enlisted for the duration. He received his training in the medical corps at Fort Meade, Md., and went overseas in April 1942 seeing action in North Africa, Tunisia, Sicily, England, and France.
Surviving, besides his parents, is a sister, Irene.
Dec. 17, 1944:
The Silver Star for gallantry in action in France, the Purple Heart and a President Citation have been awarded posthumously to Pfc. Murray Lippman of 1517 E. 23rd St.
The Silver Star citation, released to the young hero’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lippman, by Maj. Gen. J.A. Ulio, declares:
“Private Lippman was serving as a medical aid-man with his company during the advance at Cherbourg, France, on June 25, 1944, and while administering first aid to a wounded officer of his battalion was severely wounded by a sniper’s bullet and died before he could be evacuated from the field of battle.”
Privet Lippman, 26, was employed by a textile firm before enlisting in September, 1940. Honorable discharged a year later, he re-enlisted for the duration. He received his training in the medical corps at Fort Meade, Md., and went overseas in April 1942 seeing action in North Africa, Tunisia, Sicily, England, and France.
Surviving, besides his parents, is a sister, Irene.
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