Norman Scott
Norman Scott was born10-Aug 1889 in Indianapolis Indiana. His father was Robert Foster Scott (1856-1939) and his mother was Martha Ross Scott (1858-1942). He had three brothers: William, Robert, and Holman. Norman was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1909. He received his commission as Ensign in 1913. During 1911–13, Norman Scott served on the battleship USS Idaho, then served in destroyers and related duty. His service number was O-007749.
During World War II, in December 1917, he was executive officer of USS Jacob Jones when she was sunk by a German submarine. Norman was commended for his performance at that time. For the remainder of World War I, Lieutenant Scott had duty in the Navy Department and as Naval aide to President Woodrow Wilson.
In 1919, Norman was a Lieutenant Commander and living on Bodley Avenue in Kirkwood. He was in command of a division of Eagle Boats (PE) and commanded Eagle PE-2 and Eagle PE-3. During the first years of the 1920s, Norman Scott served aboard destroyers and on the battleship USS New York and ashore in Hawaii. In 1921, he married Majorie Guild (1901-1987) in Honolulu Hawaii. Norman was now a Commander. They would have two sons: Norman and Michael.
From 1924 to 1930, he was assigned to the staff of Commander Battle Fleet and as an instructor at the Naval Academy. In 1930, the family was living at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis on Bowyer Road in Maryland. Norman commanded the destroyers USS MacLeish and USS Paul Jones in the early 1930s.
After becoming a Rear Admiral in May 1942, he was sent to the South Pacific, where he commanded a fire support group during the invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi in early August. Rear Admiral Scott continued to lead surface task units for the next three months, as the campaign to hold Guadalcanal intensified. He was present during the Battle of Savo Island on the cruiser USS San Juan though miles from the action. In September 1942, he was named commander of Task Force 64, a mixed cruiser and destroyer surface warfare unit. Norman Scott was now mustered aboard the USS Atlanta (CL-51).
Norman Scott was Killed in Action at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13-Nov 1942. He was later posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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KIA – Norman Scott USS Atlanta
