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SCOTT, Robert Medfield - Date of
birth
8 December 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Powell, Park County, Wyoming -
Hometown
Near Deaver, Big Horn County, Wyoming
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
06274782 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Battery,
376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
Waal river
Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 9 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph M. Scott (father)
Ellen M. (Jamieson) Scott (mother)
William H. Scott (brother)
Earl D. Scott (stepbrother)
More information
Pfc Robert M. Scott enlisted on 2 February 1940.Robert Scott was a resident of the Cathedral Home for Children at Laramie for twelve years prior to entering the army. He attended grade school and high school there. Robert and his brother William were brought there under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge and placed in the home. Their father, musician Joseph Scott, died in 1928. The Scott family homesteaded near Deaver, Wyoming.
Robert served in Africa and Europe. He was killed by artillery fire prior to the Waal River crossing.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery in Molenhoek, The Netherlands. He was reburied at Margraten on 17 February 1949.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Edyie Kathleen Scott Tindell, www.wwiimemorial.com, Archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.sunsetmarch.nl
Photo source: Edyie Kathleen Scott Tindell (niece)