Oliver Sipple

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United States Marine (1941-1989)

United StatesLived 1941 to 1989 · aged 47

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S. President Gerald Ford on September 22, 1975. S. Marine and disabled Vietnam War veteran, he grappled with Sara Jane Moore as she fired a pistol at Ford in San Francisco, causing her to miss.

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Oliver Wellington "Billy" Sipple was an American man known for intervening to foil an assassination attempt against U.S. President Gerald Ford on September 22, 1975. A decorated U.S. Marine and disabled Vietnam War veteran, he grappled with Sara Jane Moore as she fired a pistol at Ford in San Francisco, causing her to miss.

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Lived 1941 to 1989 · aged 47

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