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PRIVATE LEON ATKINSON
LIPPINCOTT was born November 10, 1895 at Moorestown NJ to Mr. and Mrs. George S. Lippincott.
The family lived at 611 Bailey Street in
North Camden prior to America's involvement in World War I. Leon
Lippincott worked in Philadelphia as a storekeeper for Gately &
Fitzgerald at 619 Market Street.
When the
United States entered the war in April of 1917, he attempted to enlist
three times, but was rejected by regular Army recruiting officers due to
his poor eyesight. In September of 1917, he was drafted, and sent to
Camp Dix NJ. He was assigned to the Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment,
and went overseas with that unit in January of 1918.
Private Lippincott was
wounded in the leg on July 18. He recovered and returned to his unit. He
was killed during the major offensive in the Battle of the Argonne
Forest on October 5, 1918.
Leon Atkinson Lippincott
was survived by his parents, of 611 Bailey Street in Camden NJ. He was
23 years old.
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