Donald Eugene Scott

Company A 1/22 Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA September 24, 1969

PFC - E3 - Army - Regular
4th Infantry Division
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
20 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born on Aug 30, 1949
From SPENCER, IOWA
His tour of duty began on Aug 04, 1969
Casualty was on Sep 24, 1969
in BINH DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
ACCIDENTAL SELF-DESTRUCTION
Body was recovered
Religion
BAPTIST

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Donald Scott died while on a military operation, when he laid his rifle aside and it accidentally discharged,
at grid reference BR689597, 8 kilometers east of Vinh Thanh.

He left behind his wife and one son.

PFC Donald E. Scott's decorations

Birth: Aug. 30, 1949
Spencer
Clay County
Iowa, USA

Burial:
Riverside Cemetery
Spencer
Clay County
Iowa, USA

Grave marker for Donald Eugene Scott

Photo by Sharon Hesebeck from the Find A Grave website

Al Ballard was beside Donald Scott on September 24, 1969, and was the last person to have a conversation with him.

For more details contact Al Ballard at: alballardrm1@earthlink.net

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Photo of Donald Eugene Scott courtesy of his sister Diane Parks

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