Scott served as a Staff Sergeant & Tail Gunner on B-26B #42-96127, 597th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 15, 1942 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a public service occupation and also as Single, without dependents.
Scott was "Killed In Action" when his B-26, which took off from Rivenhall with an assigned target of Maisons-La-Fitte Bridge, France, was hit by German flak and crashed in the Avenue La Fountaine in Maisons-Lafitte, France during the war.
The entire crew of 6 were killed.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 33291544.
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Airmen who perished on B-26B #42-96127:
Crawford, James M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MO
Hoover, Scott E ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Lindquist, Edward M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CO
Neill, Samuel C ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, OK
Price, Oliver A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Vorhees, Harold G ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
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Scott served as a Staff Sergeant & Tail Gunner on B-26B #42-96127, 597th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 15, 1942 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a public service occupation and also as Single, without dependents.
Scott was "Killed In Action" when his B-26, which took off from Rivenhall with an assigned target of Maisons-La-Fitte Bridge, France, was hit by German flak and crashed in the Avenue La Fountaine in Maisons-Lafitte, France during the war.
The entire crew of 6 were killed.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 33291544.
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Airmen who perished on B-26B #42-96127:
Crawford, James M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MO
Hoover, Scott E ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Lindquist, Edward M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CO
Neill, Samuel C ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, OK
Price, Oliver A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Vorhees, Harold G ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Bio & Crew Report by:
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SSGT, 597 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Originally interred in France and was later repatriated here on December 29, 1948.
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