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Personal info

Full name
SCOTT, Leland Clay
Date of birth
15 October 1909
Age
34
Place of birth
Denver, Adams County, Colorado
Hometown
Cass County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
15101946
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 September 1944
Place of death
Ceney, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 3 3

Immediate family

Members
Edward P. Scott (father)
Polly A. (Long) Scott (mother)
Samuel C. Scott (brother)
Lois L. (Farrer) Scott (wife)
Almira J. Scott (daughter)
Thelma L. Scott (daughter)
Buddey Scott (son)
Tommy Scott (son)

More information

T/4 Leland C. Scott enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 9 May 1942.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Fosse, Belgium Block B, Row 2, Grave 21.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy (Long) Otiker, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ott Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet