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SCOTT, Daniel J - Date of
birth
24 March 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Kings Park, Suffolk County, New York -
Hometown
Kings Park, Suffolk County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1018823 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 March 1945 - Place of
death
West of Münster, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 14 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John J. Scott (father)
Delia H. (Hartnett) Scott (mother)
James T. Scott (brother)
Helen Scott (twin sister)
Irene M. (Graboski) Scott (wife)
More information
Lt. Daniel J. Scott was employed at the Kings Park State Hospital.He joined the New York National Guard on 19 December 1940 in Brooklyn, New York and was sent overseas in January 1945.
Lt. Scott is remembered at Saint John of God Cemetery in Central Islip, Suffolk County, New York.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com - SLJ, 1940 US Census, The Tablet - 28 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 27 July 1943