Carwood Lipton

Clifford Carwood “Lip” Lipton (January 30, 1920 – December 16, 2001) was an American Army officer and World War II veteran. He served with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, rising from private to company first sergeant before receiving a battlefield commission as a second lieutenant.

Born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia, Lipton enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1942 and volunteered for the airborne forces. He trained with Easy Company at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, and later at Camp Mackall and Fort Benning before deploying to England in preparation for the Allied invasion of Europe.

Lipton parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and participated in the Battle of Normandy. He was wounded during the fighting at Carentan and later returned to Easy Company. He subsequently participated in Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands and the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. During the final months of the war, he received a battlefield commission to second lieutenant and later advanced to first lieutenant. He was awarded two Bronze Stars and three Purple Hearts.