Frederick Lippitt

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Frederick Lippitt
Born	(1916-12-29)December 29, 1916
Died	May 11, 2005(2005-05-11) (aged 88) Providence, Rhode Island
Buried	Swan Point Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1941-1965
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Americal Division 91st Infantry Division Rhode Island National Guard 43rd Infantry Division 103rd Field Artillery Battalion
Battles/wars	Second World War Korean War
Awards	Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart American Defense Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal Rhode Island National Guard Service Medal
Alma mater	Yale University (BA, LLB)
Relations	Henry F. Lippitt (father) Lucy Hayes Herron Lippitt (mother) Mary Ann Lippitt (sister) Nellie Herron Taft (aunt) John Chafee (cousin) Lincoln Chafee (cousin) Henry Lippitt (grandfather) Charles Warren Lippitt (uncle)

Frederick Lippitt (December 29, 1916 – May 11, 2005) was an American military officer, attorney, politician, public servant and philanthropist.^[1]

He was the scion of a distinguished Rhode Island colonial family, the son of United States Senator Henry F. Lippitt (1856–1933) and Lucy Hayes Herron Lippitt (1877-1961). He was the grandson of Governor Henry Lippitt and the nephew of Governor Charles Warren Lippitt. First Lady Nellie Herron Taft was his aunt. He was also a cousin of United States Senator John Chafee and Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee.