| Interment Location | Visited | |
|---|---|---|
| Huntington, WV | April 15, 2025 |
Fast Facts
Born: January 30, 1920 in Huntington, West Virginia
Spouses: Alyse Jo Anne Eckley Lipton (m. 1943-1975); Marie Hope Mayhall Mahoney Lipton (m. 1976-2001)
Military Service: First Lieutenant — U.S. Army
Died: December 16, 2001 in Pinehurst, North Carolina
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Fibrosis
Age: 81
Interment: Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, West Virginia
"None of us could even think of the fact that we would be killed. If we were afraid of anything, it was that we wouldn't measure up. We wanted to be heroes, not to the American public or in books, but to each other."
- Carwood Lipton
June 5, 1994, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy