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NAME George Harrison Scott |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 290194 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD 2410 Sinto Avenue Spokane, WA |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Ada I. Scott |
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| DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1919 at Spokane, WA |
ENTERED SERVICE July 25, 1940 at Seattle, WA |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC George H. Scott was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor. Scott’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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