Thomas Archie Scott

Graduating Class
1942

Major
Vocational Agricultural Education

Activities at Clemson
FFA 3, 4; Clemson Flying Cadets 3, 4; ROTC Camp, Clemson, SC

Hometown
Honea Path, SC

Family
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott of Belton; sisters, Mrs. Martha Washington, Mrs. Mable Hanks, and Mrs. Corinne McKinney; and brothers, Bertie A. Scott and Harold Scott.

Service & Rank
Army Air Force, First Lieutenant

Unit
721 Bomb Squadron, 450 Bomb Group

Awards/Citations
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross

Birth Year
1920

Date of Death
Apr 18, 1944

Details of Death
DNB (Death non-Battle) He died in a crash in Italy.

Burial Details
Columbia Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbia, SC

Barrow Stone Location
SE

Additional Information

He received his wings at Valdosta, GA on March 29, 1943.  Lieutenant Scott had been engaged in approximately 30 missions at the time of his death.

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