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LCpl Freddie Leon Tipton
27 Oct 1948 – 23 Feb 1969
| Birth | 27 Oct 1948 |
| Death | 23 Feb 1969 |
| Cemetery | Levelland Municipal Cemetery Levelland , Hockley County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Billy M. Brown on 13 Oct 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21127642 |
Bio
Freddie, the son of Bridgeman R. Tipton and Ida B. Tipton of Levelland TX enlisted in the US Marine Corps on November 7, 1967 in Amarillo TX. He arrived in Vietnam on April 21, 1968 and was assigned to Company M, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF. During the Tet Offensive, first sighting of the enemy occurred at approximately 02:00H when forty NVA were sighted moving northward in the vicinity of the Bo Ban village complex in Hieu Duc District. A short time later a squad in an ambush position engaged the enemy with small arms and M-79 fire. Shortly after this initial contact another squad observed a large enemy force in the vicinity of the Duong Lam village complex and called for an artillery mission on the enemy position. Marines from the third platoon were dispatched to pursue and intercept the enemy, although outnumbered the Marines seized the opportunity of surprise and a ferocious fire fight ensued with the sound of gunfire penetrating the dark night. Additional Marines were dispatched and maneuvering in the darkness the reaction squad penetrated the enemy at mid column finding themselves in the midst of the NVA force and in crossfire. The NVA, counter attacked during the night, unsure of the forces they faced decided to dig in to enable them to weather the storm until an opportune moment for them to break through the Marines. Company K sent a reaction platoon to reinforce Company M, finally managing to break through NVA lines and reach the embattled Marines. The friendly forces were consolidated and began what would be the final thrust against the NVA they had been battling throughout the night and most of the day. LCpl Tipton was one of the casualties; he was killed in action during the fire fights as a result of hostile rifle fire. Casualties: Company M Bennye Warren Cowley Thomas Harry Crook Norman Mark Harmon Calvin Lamar Howell Jr. Adrian James Smith Jerry Lewis Taylor Freddie Leon Tipton Billy Louis Underwood Lester William Weber Medal of Honor Casualties: H&S Company Attached to Company M Eugene Joseph Garrity Jr. _________________________________________________________ Class of 1967, Levelland High School, Levelland, Texas, USA Contributor: Joy (49027821)
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L CPL CO M 7 MAR 1 MAR DIV Vietnam
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