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SCOTT, Eddie Arnold - Date of
birth
31 August 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34071790 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
607th Tank Destroyer Battalion,
3rd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1945 - Place of
death
Kerschenbach, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 2 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clara Sherwood (mother)
Lawrence Sherwood (stepbrother)
Hazel Sherwood (stepsister)
Audet Sherwood (stepsister)
Wilma Sherwood (stepsister)
Jack Sherwood (stepbrother)
Prentis Sherwood (stepsister)
Twyla F. Sherwood (stepsister)
More information
Sgt Eddie A. Scott worked on a farm.He enlisted at Jacksonville Army Airforce Base, Florida on 7 April 1941.
During the assault on Kerschenbach one tankdestroyer was hit by enemy artillery and burned. Another casualty was Cpl Edward L. Bane.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Leo Minne, Sandy Pittman (niece), Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Kelle Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.tankdestroyer.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://www.tankdestroyer.net/units/unitphotogalleries/607th, Emira Mazlout - Seasonal Guide - Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery