Samuel James Scott

Military

Assigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bizerte, Tunisia in B-17 #41-24363 Bad Penny. Killed in Action (KIA).

Awards: AM (OLC), PH

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Bad Penny
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bad Penny
  • Unit: 32nd Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Oran Tafraoui Airport

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Stockton, California 20 December 1913 Stockton, California

Died

Mediterranean Sea 28 November 1942 Killed in Action (KIA) Mediterranean Sea

Buried

North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Tunisia 1 January 1946 Tablets of the Missing North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia

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