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1SGT Edward Willis Scott

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1SGT Edward Willis Scott

Birth
Elberon, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Death
29 Sep 1918 (aged 39)
Vendhuile, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France
Burial
Bony, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France Add to Map
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Plot B Row 13 Grave 10
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First Sergeant, Company L, 107th Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Force. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the French Croix de Guerre. From his DSC citation: "After all of the officers of his company had become casualties in the Battle of the Hindenburg Line, near Vendhuile, France, September 29, 1918, Sgt. Scott, although himself shot through the arm, assumed command and led it into effective combat. He refused to go to the rear, after again being wounded, but continued to advance until he was killed."

WWI Casualty Listings

Name: Edward W. Scott
State Registered: New York
Death Date: 29 Sep 1918
Cemetery: Somme American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot B Row 13 Grave 10
Cemetery City: Bony
Cemetery Country: France
War: World War I
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross
Title: First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Rank: First Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army
Division: 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division
Data Source: World War I Honor Roll
First Sergeant, Company L, 107th Regiment, 27th Division, American Expeditionary Force. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the French Croix de Guerre. From his DSC citation: "After all of the officers of his company had become casualties in the Battle of the Hindenburg Line, near Vendhuile, France, September 29, 1918, Sgt. Scott, although himself shot through the arm, assumed command and led it into effective combat. He refused to go to the rear, after again being wounded, but continued to advance until he was killed."

WWI Casualty Listings

Name: Edward W. Scott
State Registered: New York
Death Date: 29 Sep 1918
Cemetery: Somme American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot B Row 13 Grave 10
Cemetery City: Bony
Cemetery Country: France
War: World War I
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross
Title: First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Rank: First Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army
Division: 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division
Data Source: World War I Honor Roll

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