WEST CATHOLIC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Sp4 James Bernard Scott

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis
Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace. Amen.
“Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them."
"May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God Rest in Peace. Amen."

James Bernard Scott

Specialist Four
D CO, 4TH BN, 21ST INFANTRY, 11TH INFANTRY BDE,
AMERICAL DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 22, 1947 to September 22, 1968

PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record:Philadelphia, PA
Date of birth: 02/22/1947

MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E4
Rank:Specialist Four
ID No: 52812692
MOS: 11C20: Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service:01
Unit:D CO, 4TH BN, 21ST INFANTRY,11TH INFANTRY BDE,

AMERICAL DIV, USARV

CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour:04/11/1968
Incident Date: 09/22/1968
Casualty Date: 09/22/1968
Age at Loss: 21
Location:, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire

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"Jimmy" Scott, third of eight children, played basketball at West Catholic High School and Philadelphia College Of Textiles and Science before being drafted into the Army in September 1967. The 21-year-old specialist four, an ammunition bearer, was sent to Vietnam and assigned to Company D of the 4th Battalion, 21st Infantry, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. In a letter to a sister, Scott confided that he didn't think he would make it home. He died in Duc Pho, Quang Ngai Province, on September 22, 1968, and was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. Survivors included his parents, five brothers and two sisters. James lived on Trinity Street, in Southwest Philadelphia Source: Philadelphia Daily News 10/26/1987
Friday, January 09, 2004