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SCOTT, Bert Linwood - Date of
birth
31 July 1917 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Springfield, Penobscot County, Maine -
Hometown
Springfield, Penobscot County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-757398 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 August 1944 - Place of
death
Northeast of Magdeburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 26 | 40 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter E. Scott (father)
Bessie B. (Murdock) Scott (mother)
Evelyn G. Scott (sister)
Beatrice R. Scott (sister)
Phyllis M. Scott (sister)
Doris M. (Schrimsher) Scott (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37839 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Magdeburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Krupp-Grusonwerke - armaments industry
MACR: 7879
More information
2nd Lt Bert L. Scott graduated from Eastern Maine Institute of Springfield before he joined the Regular Army in April 1939. In November 1942, he transferred to the Army Air Corp. He was overseas in June 1944.The B-17 was hit by flak.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Howell Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, www.newspapers.com – The Bangor Daily News - 21 September 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Kellam, www.ancestry.com – Nancy Scott, www.newspapers.com – The Bangor Daily News - 21 September 1944, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot Class Book 43-I, Gardner Field, California.