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Personal info

Full name
SCOTT, Roy Elmo
Date of birth
6 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Zora, Benton County, Missouri
Hometown
Pettis County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
17133024
Rank
Private
Function
Cannoneer
Unit
C Company,
40th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Steenweg, Ell or Swartbroek, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 8 53

Immediate family

Members
Arthur L. Scott (father)
Ruby J. Scott (mother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, http://www.wwiimeorial.com/, http://www.archives.gov/, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.newspapers.com - The Sedalia Democrat, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Sedalia Democrat