Virgil Scott
An obituary for S/SGT Virgil W. Scott 353rd BS Virgil Scott, 87, Webster City, Iowa
Virgil W. Scott, 87, of Webster City, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Windsor Manor.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, with Rev. Scott Boone presiding. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be at the Foster Funeral and Cremation Center from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday and at the church after 9 a.m. on Saturday. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 6:45 p.m., followed by a scripture service at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Virgil Wayne Scott, son of Guy and Helen (Hoffman) Scott, was born September 25, 1922 on a farm northeast of Stratford. He attended Stratford schools.
From September of 1942 to January of 1946, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps - 301st Bomb Group, 353 Bomb Squadron, as a flight engineer/top turret gunner on B-17 aircrafts. In the European Theatre of Action, he served in the Tunisian, Sicilian, Naples - Foggia and Rome - Arno campaigns. On his 24th mission, he was shot down and became a German Prisoner Of War from February 24, 1944 to May 2, 1945, when he was liberated.
On May 2, 1946, he married Mary A. Foley, of Webster City, at St. Thomas Aquinas in Webster City. The couple farmed in the Stratford, Webster City and Blairsburg areas. They retired to Webster City in 1987. Mrs. Scott passed away on December 29, 2007.
Virgil is survived by sons and daughters-in-law - Larry and Susan Scott of Knoxville, Jim and Adele Scott of Stratford, Tom and Paula Scott of Webster City, David and Donna Scott of Granger; daughters and sons-in-law - Becky and Ole Wibholm of Blairsburg, Cathy and Gregg Olson of Webster City, Margaret and Mark Hoelscher of Williams, Susan and Kyle Westrum of Stratford; 25 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Raymond Scott of Webster City; sisters-in-law, Marjorie Scott and Dorothy Foley, both of Webster City; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Vern Scott.
Virgil was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, American Legion Post # 191, Knights of Columbus #838, and was a former member of the Mid-Iowa Chapter of Ex-P.O.W.s of Boone.
Virgil was dedicated to his wife and family. He proudly shared his multiple military experiences with a variety of community members, including classrooms, service clubs and organizations. Write a personal tribute or light a virtual candle for the Scott family at www.fosterfuneralandcremation.com http://webstercitynews.com/page/content.detail/id/506201.html?nav=5008
MACR: 2634
S/Sgt. Virgil W Scott was assigned to the 301st BG 353rd Squadron.
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS): Eng.
The following information on Virgil Scott is gathered and extracted from military records. We have many documents and copies of documents, including military award documents. It is from these documents that we have found this information on S/Sgt. Scott. These serviceman's records are nowhere near complete and we are always looking for more material. If you can help add to Virgil Scott's military record please contact us.
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Date |
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Award |
Ribbon & Device |
Virgil Scott |
S/Sgt |
119 |
03/11/1944 |
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AM |
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Virgil Scott |
S/Sgt |
125 |
03/13/1944 |
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AM/2OLC |
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Virgil Scott |
S/Sgt |
127 |
03/13/1944 |
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AM/OLC |
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Virgil Scott |
S/Sgt |
308 |
04/28/1944 |
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AM/3OLC |
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2/24/1944 MACR 2634 A/C 42-31671 POW
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