Staff Sgt. Howard P. Tiffin was recently transferred from
Camp Campbell, Ky, where he was training in the infantry, to Fort Benning,
Ga., for training in a paratrooper unit.
[The Palm Beach Post, 30 Jul 1944, Sun, Page 16] |
SSgt. Howard P. Tiffin, former Pahokee resident, recently
completed four weeks of jump training and has been awarded the wings and
boots, emblem of a U. S. Army paratrooper.
[The Palm Beach Post, 20 Sep 1944, Wed, Page 6] |
PAHOKEE Miss Zena Marvouline
Cox, daughter of Mrs. Florence Cox of Pahokee, and SSgt. Howard Paul Tiffin,
Fort Benning, Ga. were married at the Pahokee Methodist parsonage Monday
night, Sept. 18. The Rev. T. A. Ferguson officiated at the single ring
ceremony which was performed in the presence of members of the immediate
family. The bride wore a light rose beige crepe ensemble with accessories to match and cluster of tube roses in her hair. At the time of
the marriage she was a member of the Pahokee High School junior class. Sgt.
Tiffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Tiffin, of Miami, and a former Pahokee
resident, worked for several months at the U. S. Naval base at Bermuda
before he was inducted into the Army two years ago. He was transferred to
Fort Benning for paratroop training and received his wings and boots, emblem
of a U. S. Army Paratrooper, Sept. 9. Following a brief wedding trip to
Miami and Atlanta, Ga., Sgt. Tiffin will return to Fort Benning and Mrs.
Tiffin will enroll in a high school at Atlanta. [The Palm Beach Post, 24 Sep 1944, Sun, Page 17] |
T-Sgt. Howard Tiffin Awarded Silver Star
PAHOKEE TSgt.
Howard P. Tiffin, former Pahokee resident, has been awarded the Silver Star
Medal for "meritorious action beyond beyond the call of duty" on the Western
front. The action for which young Tiffin won the medal came
at a time when heavy German machine gun and artillery fire was holding up
the advance of two companies. At great personal risk Sgt. Tiffin spotted
targets for his men and finally darted from the foxhole and threw a
grenade that wiped out the key machine gun nest of the enemy, enabling the
Americans to continue their advance.
[The Palm Beach Post, 27 May 1945, Sun, Page 16] |
City Sergeant's Grenade Toss Wins Medal
Playing baseball with a hand grenade when the other team had the bases loaded won for TSgt. Howard P. Tiffin, 1158 NW 6th st, the silver star medal.
The Jerries had two companies of our men pinned down by heavy machine gun fire and artillery fire. But Sgt. Tiffin kept popping up above the embankment to yell out targets for the others to fire on.
Finally, he located one well-hidden German machine gun position that was raking them. Taking a
hand grenade and pulling the pin. he ducked out of the foxhole and charged toward the machine gun. He wound up and threw the grenade, straight across the plate ... "thus eliminating this key to the enemy defenses, and capturing three prisoners. As a result of this courageous action, the company was able to resume its advance."
[The Miami News, 09 May 1945, Wed, Main Edition, Page 11] |