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Carwood Lipton was born the son of a successful contractor in Huntington, West Virginia. His father was killed in an auto accident when Lipton was 10, leaving the family in a tight financial spot. A LIFE magazine article about the paratroops captured Lipton's imagination, but his factory job was considered essential industry, and the plant manager wouldn't release him. Determined to fight, Lipton got the help of a former boss to skirt the truth with the draft board about his employment. He volunteered for the Airborne and joined Easy Company for basic training at Camp Toccoa in the summer of 1942.