Rear Admiral Norman Scott

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Rear Admiral Norman Scott was a highly regarded U.S. Navy officer of World War II, noted for his leadership and sacrifice in pivotal Pacific naval engagements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy admiral
person
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
awardReceived American Defense Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Medal of Honor
Navy Cross
Purple Heart
World War II Victory Medal
causeOfDeath killed in action
commemoratedBy USS Norman Scott (DD-690)
conflict Pacific War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Scott
fieldOfWork naval operations
surface warfare
gender male
genre naval warfare
givenName Norman
hasEthnicGroup American
hasHonorificPrefix Rear Admiral
hasOccupation military leader
hasRole flag officer in combat operations
task force commander
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath killed in action
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank Rear Admiral
militaryUnit U.S. Pacific Fleet
surface form: United States Pacific Fleet
namedAfter USS Norman Scott (DD-690)
notableFor commanding U.S. naval forces in night surface actions off Guadalcanal
contributing to U.S. control of sea lanes around Guadalcanal
defense of Guadalcanal
heroism under fire in the Pacific Theater
leadership in Pacific naval engagements during World War II
sacrifice in combat during World War II
surface action tactics against Imperial Japanese Navy forces
tactical leadership in cruiser-destroyer task forces
occupation naval officer
participantIn Battle of Cape Esperance
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
partOf U.S. naval leadership in World War II
positionHeld Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy
serviceNumber United States Navy officer

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Naval Battle of Guadalcanal USCommander Rear Admiral Norman Scott
Battle of Cape Esperance commander Rear Admiral Norman Scott
this entity surface form: Norman Scott