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Personal info

Full name
SCOTT, Alfred William Jr
Date of birth
27 December 1921
Age
21
Place of birth
Alameda County, California
Hometown
Berkeley, Alameda County, California

Military service

Service number
O-744770
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
547th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 October 1943
Place of death
Rambluzin-et-Benoite-Vaux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 20 24

Immediate family

Members
Alfred W. Scott (father)
Katrhyn B. (Pierson) Scott (mother)
Isabell Scott (sister)
Marion Scott (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-3216
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: The Joker
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearings factory
MACR: 841

More information

2nd Lt Alfred W. Scott enlisted in San Francisco, California, on 4 November 1941.

The airplane was attacked by enemy fighters. The nose was blown off, and the plane blew up.

Seven crew members were killed. Three men evaded capture. They were helped by the local resistance to reach Switzerland, after which they were able to return to the UK.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / California Birth Index, 1905-1995, www.fold3.com - MACR, http://www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks , 1880-2012, Berkeley, University of California, 1941