Name:
Harold Eugene Scott
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-748812
Unit:
381st Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-07-04
State:
Kansas
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, France
Plot:
G
Row:
13
Grave:
18
Decoration:
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
Harold E. Scott was the son of Earl H. Scott and Elizabeth S. Dorr Scott. He entered the military service in Kansas and served in the 381st Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was the Pilot of the P-51 B-5 #43-6446 which took off from station 413 in Staplehurst, England and was shot down by flak at 1010h, south of St. Lo, France, on a dive bombing mission. 2LT Scott is buried now in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net