Patrol Car Number 10
Tippit patrolled alone in Dallas police car number 10, consistent with normal daytime assignments in residential districts.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Jefferson Davis Tippit Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Jefferson Davis Tippit through 46 dated historical records for United States of America.
Jefferson Davis Tippit, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
46Distinct records
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1963–1964Years on this page
1963
1964
No Oswald-Tippit Relationship
The Warren Commission reported that it found no credible evidence that Oswald and Tippit knew each other before their encounter on November 22.
No Ruby-Tippit Relationship
The Warren Commission reported that it found no credible evidence that Jack Ruby and Tippit knew each other before the assassination.
Warren Commission Tippit Finding
After reviewing eyewitness and physical evidence, the Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald killed Dallas Patrolman J. D. Tippit.
Medal
Posthumously awarded the Medal of Valor from the National Police Hall of Fame and also received the Police Medal of Honor, the Police Cross, and the Citizens Traffic Commission Award of Heroism
Zapruder Film
One of the largest individual gifts to the Tippit family is the $25,000 ($152,000 in 2006) that Abraham Zapruder donated after selling his film of the assassination
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.