John William Scott
Lieutenant Commander Army World War II; Korean War
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Lieutenant Commander
- Unit
- USS PREVAIL; Escort Sweeper Group; USS LST 804; Task Group 52.3; F A Mine Division 17; Mine Division 19; USS GEORGE A. JOHNSON; Supply Corps
- Conflict / Era
- World War II; Korean War
- Years of Service
- 1943 (WWII); 1951 (Korea) – 1946 (WWII); 1953 (Korea)
- Date of Birth
- 01/26/1925
- Date of Death
- 04/04/2014
- Hometown
- Leesburg, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 campaign stars; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 campaign stars; WWII Vicotry Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal;, Korean Service Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal; Naval Reserve Medal; United Nations Korean Service Medal; Republique Francaise Service Medal
- Burial Location
- Miramar National
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section E
- Also served in
- Army, Navy
- Overseas Service
- Casablanca to Salarano to Anzio, Italy; Southern France; Korea
- Reserve Service
- 1946 (after WWII); 1953 (after Korea) – 1951 (after WWII); 1967 (after Korea)
- Township (entering service)
- Leesburg
- Township (current / at death)
- San Diego, California
- Church
- Springdale Baptist Church, New Dover, Oh
- School
- Leesburg-Magnetic High School
- Record Authenticated
- Yes
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: Casablanca to Salarano to Anzio, Italy; Southern France; Korea. Church: Springdale Baptist Church, New Dover, Oh. School: Leesburg-Magnetic High School. Serial #8510143 and #529967; drafted from college into Army; entered active service 06/28/1943; later volunteered for duty in Navy; honorably discharged from Naval Service 05/04/1946; remained on Reserve duty until 1951; served in Korea from 1951-1953; returned to Reserve duty until 1967; served as a minesweeper from Okinawa to China Sea during WW II; one of seven from original 17 in unit to return home; participated in the Invasion of Southern France; service stations during WWII also included U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois and Naval Training Station, Bainbridge, Maryland; retired with rank of Lieutenant Commander, U.S.N.R.
Source: Veteran data form submitted by John William Scott; Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 5, p. 538