[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4504]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  REMEMBERING CLIFFORD CARWOOD LIPTON

 Mr. MANCHIN. Mr. President, today I wish to honor the life and 
legacy of Clifford Carwood Lipton, a West Virginian and a national hero 
who fought on D-Day and at the Battle of the Bulge, a story made famous 
on the HBO series Band of Brothers. In the years since his passing, his 
heroism as one of the greatest Easy Company soldiers has remained a 
treasure to the Huntington community.
  Carwood was born and raised in Huntington. He attended a year at 
Marshall University before joining the war effort as a paratrooper in 
1942, and he quickly worked his way up the ranks. He was the jumpmaster 
of one of the C-47 Skytrains used to jump into Normandy. Eventually, 
Carwood received his battlefield commission as a second lieutenant. He 
and the rest of the Easy Company later liberated one of the Nazi camps 
at Landsberg.
  Carwood remained with the Easy Company for the rest of the war and 
remained in the Reserves through the Korean war. Among the many 
recognitions he has received for his service are the Purple Heart, 
Bronze Star, World War II Victory Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, 
and the Orange Lanyard of the Royal Netherlands army.
  After the war he was able to return to Marshall University and 
complete a degree in engineering. Carwood got a job with Owens 
Illinois, Inc., a glass and plastic production facility, where, staying 
true to his character, he quickly worked his way through the ranks 
until he became chief operator in 1952. He moved to New Jersey to work 
in a similar factory and then to London with his wife, where he was the 
director of manufacturing for eight different glass companies in 
England and Scotland for many years. In the early eighties, he moved to 
Toledo, OH, and retired as director of international development.
  When visitors come to West Virginia, I jump at the chance to tell 
them we have more veterans per capita than most any State in the 
Nation. We have fought in more wars, shed more blood, and lost more 
lives for the cause of freedom than most any State. We have always done 
the heavy lifting and never complained. We have mined the coal and 
forged the steel that built the guns, ships, and factories that have 
protected and continue to protect our country to this day. I am so 
deeply proud of what West Virginians have accomplished and what they 
will continue to accomplish to preserve the freedoms we hold dear--
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
  I am honored to recognize Carwood's memory, as well as the unwavering 
love he had for our home State and our great Nation.

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