The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William R. Scott
Rank
Major, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
February 25, 1951
Major Scott was a member of an U.S. Air Force airlift unit stationed at Tachikawa Air Force Base, Japan. On February 25, 1951, he was the pilot of a cargo aircraft on its return flight from Taegu Airfield ( K-2), South Korea to Tachikawa with an intermediate stop at Iwakuni, Japan. The aircraft crashed at Iwakuni, killing all three crew members.