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Willard Wayne Scott
The turret gunner
Scotty's older brother, a turret gunner on American B-17 and B-24 bombers — one of the most dangerous jobs in the military. He came home from the war but did not get to grow old, dying at 37.
At a Glance Documented
- Born
- November 26, 1921, Deer Trail, Colorado
- Died
- April 29, 1959, Covina, California (age 37), buried Glendale
- Parents
- Jesse William Clarence Scott & Della D. Bennett
- Spouse
- Pearl Mary Dorn (married May 30, 1945, Las Vegas)
- Children
- Not documented here
- Family line
- Scott · Chiaretta line (Janet's family)
- Relation to Jerry
- Brother of Jerry's father-in-law, Hugh 'Scotty' Scott
How sure are we? Documented.
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Sources for this page
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WWII Draft Registration Cards
John Paul Johnston registered Oct 16, 1940; Hugh Scott registered June 30, 1942 at Priest River, Idaho.
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1940 United States Census
Places Della Scott and her younger children (including Willard and Hugh) in the Northfork Precinct of Bonner County, Idaho.
Notes from the family
Remember something about Willard? A story, a photo, a correction, a date?
Even a messy note helps. Just open the plain-text file
research-notes/willard-wayne-scott-notes.md and type it in — or tell Scott (or Claude Code)
“add this to Willard’s page,” and it will be woven in properly,
with the source recorded.