Obituary: Henry Clay ‘Tip’ Tipton, 100
The WWII veteran was the sixth-oldest living graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy upon his passing.
Capt. Henry Clay “Tip” Tipton, U.S. Navy (Ret), 100, a veteran of WWII and U.S. Naval Service from 1930 to 1965, died at home Jan. 12, 2013. He was born April 16, 1912, in Little Rock, AR, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1935. At his death, Tip was the sixth-oldest living graduate. While at the Academy, Tip was undefeated in wrestling and was invited to the 1936 Olympic Trials. Following graduation, he served aboard the battleship Tennessee and the destroyers Jarvis and Satterlee. He was married aboard the Jarvis on Dec. 25, 1937, to the former Mary Isabelle Wood (d. 2007). He was serving aboard the destroyer Little when the U.S. entered the war. He did post graduate work in Marine Design Engineering at the U.S. Naval Post …
