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Personal info

Full name
SCOTT, Weaver Norman
Date of birth
6 August 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Alabama
Hometown
Franklin County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34812019
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Truck Driver Light
Unit
Cannon Company,
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division,
3rd Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Linnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 6 4

Immediate family

Members
Weaver Scott (father)
Ada L. (Willis) Scott (mother)
Margaret W. Scott (wife)

More information

Pfc Weaver N. Scott was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 13 July 1943.

He was returning to his platoon from a mission when his vehicle ran over a German mine. The blast fatally wounded him.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - My Tree and Wonderful Families Family Tree, Alabama, WWII Military Dead and Wounded; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index; Franklin County Times - 15 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Alice Sertle