James Monroe Scott Jr
Military
USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries
Object Number - UPL 53645 - 2nd Lt James Monroe Scott Jr, 385BG.
Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. On 8-Apr-44, 2nd Lt. James M. Scott Jr. lifted off from Great Ashfield Aerodrome, England on his 16th mission as navigator. The mission target was Quackenbruck, Germany. At some point over Germany Scott's plane was hit by anti aircraft gunfire. It struck the nose where Scott was sitting killing him. The bomber was able to return to base. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (2OLC), 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Van Buren, AR | 13 August 1913 | Son of James Monroe Sr and Lettie Pearl [Maxey] Scott. |
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Died |
Quackenbruck, Germany | 8 April 1944 | |
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Buried |
9 April 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Block C, Row 4, Grave 25 | |
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Based |
Great Ashfield | 8 April 1944 | Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Combat Sup, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol 3 pg 641 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
