Clarence R. Scott

CLARENCE R. SCOTT
Pvt Kenneth D. Scott and Pvt. Clarence R. Scott have arrived safely In France according to word received by Mrs. Kenneth Scott The brothers who entered the service in June 1944 are in a paratrooper division. [Fremont Tribune, Fremont, NE, 02 Mar 1945, Fri, Page 4]	[courtesy of "Bill W"] Grave marker for Clarence R. Scott in Section C, Lot 13, Grave 10, Memorial Cemetery, Fremont (Dodge), Nebraska. Clarence registered for the draft in Fremont, NE on 1 July 1941. He was inducted into the Army at Fort Leavenworth, KS on 20 June 1944. Pfc Scott was transferred from the 17th Airborne Division to Co E, 508th PIR on 21 August 1945. On 23 January 1946, he and his brother Kenneth (lines 61 and 62) arrived in New York, NY with Company D, 504th PIR from Southampton, England aboard SS Queen Mary.
Clarence Bud Scott The funeral for Clarence R. Bud Scott, 77, of Fremont will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. He died Thursday, March 13, 1997, at A.J. Merrick Manor in Fremont Scott was born Dec. 3, 1919, in Fremont He grew up in Cedar Bluffs. He married Norma Shafer Oct. 21, 1939, in Ogallala. He served in the U.S. Army in the 82nd Airborne from June 26, 1944 to Jan. 17, 1946, and served in the Rhineland and Central Europe. He received two Bronze Stars and the Combat Infantry Badge. After his discharge, he lived in western Nebraska until coming to Fremont in 1948. He had been a welder at Scott Valmont Industries in Valley for 20 years before retiring in 1985. His wife died Feb. 18, 1995. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 854 of Fremont and Fremont Anglers Club. Survivors include three daughters, Betty (Mrs. Bob) Beran and Cindy (Mrs. Leonard) Kovar, both of Fremont, and Karen (Mrs. Kenneth) Bentz of Independence, Mo.; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He also was preceded in death by two brothers. The Rev. Brian Kottas will officiate Monday's service. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Saturday, 1-9 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. until time of service Monday, all at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont Military graveside services will be conducted by the Fremont Honor Guard of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 854 and American Legion Post 20 at Memorial Cemetery in Fremont A memorial has been established to First United Methodist Church of Fremont. [Fremont Tribune, Fremont, NE, 14 Mar 1997, Fri, Page 2]