Alfred W Scott Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Bill Kopf crew. 6 x combat missions. 10-Oct-43 in B-17 #42-29557 'Yankee Girl' returning from mission, struck hanger at RAF Desford. RTD
Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 #42-3216 'The Joker.' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 841
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17029122 / O-800900
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Berkeley, Alameda County, CA | 27 December 1921 | Son of Alfred W Sr and Dora [Pierson] Scott. |
Died |
Dilsen, Belgium | 14 October 1943 | Damaged by enemy aircraft; exploded and crashed near Dilsen, Belgium; Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 841. |
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St Avold, France Plot E Row 20 Grave 24 | |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | 14 October 1943 | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA | San Francisco, California |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 841, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p p. 327, 336 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…