Norman Scott (Admiral)
Norman Scott , USN (born August 10, 1889 in Indianapolis , Indiana ; † (fallen) November 13, 1942 aboard the cruiser USS Atlanta off Guadalcanal ) was an American 2-star admiral in World War II .
Life
Norman Scott graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1907 and was appointed Ensign (Lieutenant at Sea) in March 1912. From 1911 to 1913, he served on the battleship USS Idaho and on various destroyers.
In December 1917 he was Executive Officer (XO, dt. About 1st Officer ) on the USS Jacob Jones when it was sunk by the German submarine SM U 53 , and was commended for his behavior. By the end of the First World War he held a post in the Department of the Navy and was President Wilson's Naval Adjutant . In 1919 Scott was Lieutenant Commander (Corvette Captain) in the temporary rank of Commander of an Eagle Boats (PE) division and himself led the USS Eagle 2 and USS Eagle 3 .
In the early 1920s he served on various destroyers, on the battleship USS New York and in Hawaii . From 1924 to 1930 he was assigned to the staff of the Commander Battle Fleet and a teacher at the Naval Academy. In the early 1930s he commanded the destroyers USS MacLeish and USS Paul Jones and attended the senior officers course at Naval War College . After a voyage as chief officer of the light cruiser USS Cincinnati , he was now Commander (German frigate captain), member of a naval delegation under Stephen B. McKinney in Brazil (1937-39). He was promoted to sea captain shortly after the United States entered World War II as the commanding officer of the heavy cruiser USS Pensacola (December 1941).
During the early months of 1942, Scott served on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations CNO. Since May 1942 he was commanded as a rear admiral in the South Pacific, where in August d. J. to support the invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi as commander of a fire support group.
On October 11 and 12, 1942, he led a squadron consisting of destroyers and cruisers in the Battle of Cape Esperance . A month later, on November 13th, he was deputy commander of the initial night raids in the naval battle of Guadalcanal . Rear Admiral Scott was killed when his flagship, the light cruiser USS Atlanta (CL-51), was destroyed by cannon fire and a torpedo hit. Congress posthumously awarded him the Medal of Honor for his "extraordinary heroism and excellent fearlessness" during the battles of October and November .
The destroyers USS Norman Scott (DD-690) , 1943–1973, and USS Scott (DDG-995) , 1981–1998, were named after him.
Web links
- Pictures and biography in the Naval Historical Center (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Scott, Norman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American 2-Star Admiral in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Indianapolis , Indiana , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1942 |
| Place of death | aboard the cruiser USS Atlanta (CL-51) off Guadalcanal |