Harry Douglas Scott
Harry Douglas Scott was born April 11, 1923, in Kentucky to parents Allen and Elsie Scott. Soon after, the Scott family would relocate and call Vinemont home. Harry enlisted and served in the United States Army Air Corp in World War II.
An article in the Cullman Tribune reported that Henry Scott “had been reported missing in action over Austria. He was a belly gunner on a B-24 and had been in North Africa and Italy since January of this year. He had been awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and had written his parents that he had completed his 50 missions and would soon get a furlough home.”
Harry Scott was declared killed in action July 26, 1944, and is buried in St. Avold, France. He is memorialized at the Flint Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Vinemont. His memorial reads “He died today for your tomorrow.”
Scott is also memorialized at Cullman’s Veterans Memorial Park.
Doniver Barron Scott
Doniver Barron Scott was born December 8, 1918, to parents C.T. and Lizzie Scott of Vinemont. He enlisted in the United States Army and rose to the rank of Sergeant. He served in World War II with the 47th Infantry, 8th Division-The Raiders. His two brothers, Auben and Bennie, also served during World War II and returned home to Cullman.
According to 9thinfantrydivision.net, “On D-Day plus 4, June 19, 1944, the 47th Infantry Regiment landed on Utah Beach in Normandy, France. By June 14, 1944, combat patrols were in contact with the Germans and by nightfall of the 16, the 47th Regiment blocked the last escape route for the Germans in the Cotentin Peninsula. The famous port of Cherbourg was next and its capture is one of the brightest chapters in the 9th Infantry Division’s history.” The “Raiders” were the first allied troops to enter the city on June 25, 1944.
The 47th Infantry rested and were re-supplied after the siege of Cherbourg, then, “The order to resume combat came on July 9 and soon elements of the 47th were in the midst of the ‘Battle of the Hedgerows’, one of the bloodiest battles and toughest encounters of the French campaign.”
Doniver Barron Scott was killed in action July 15, 1944, in Normandy, France. He is buried at Normandy American Cemetery and was awarded the Purple Heart. He is memorialized at Ebenezer Cemetery in West Point and Cullman’s Veterans Memorial Park.
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