JD Tippit
Law Enforcement Officer

JD Tippit Net Worth

Tippit's salary at the time of his death was $3,817 per year. JD Tippit was a Law Enforcement Officer who had a net worth of $20 million at the time of his death. He was born in 1924 and was a Dallas police officer who was tragically shot and killed by John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. At the time of his death, Tippit was earning a salary of $3,817 per year.
JD Tippit is a member of Law Enforcement Officer

Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day September 18, 1924
Birth Place Texas
Age 99 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Virgo

💰 Net worth: $20 million (2024)

About

This Dallas police officer was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald less than an hour after Oswald had (allegedly) fired the fatal shots at JFK.

Before Fame

Before joining the Dallas Police Department, he earned a Bronze Star for his bravery in World War II as a member of the United States Army's 17th Airborne Division.

Trivia

Shortly after being arrested for the deaths of JFK and Tippit, Jack Ruby.

Family Life

He and his two sisters and four brothers grew up in Red River County, Texas, as the children of Lizzie Mae Rush Tippit and Edgar Lee Tippit. JD Tippit's 1946 marriage to Marie Frances Gasway resulted in children named Charles, Brenda, and Curtis.

Associated With

Following John F. Kennedy's and Tippit's deaths, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy wrote a letter to Tippit's widow to express her condolences and reach out in their shared time of grief.

About the author

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