Name: Hilliard SCOTT
Rank / Rating: STM1-Steward's Mate First Class
Service #: 576 78 50
DOB: Jun 23, 1928
From: Port Arthur, TX
Parents: Louis Scott and Lizzie Williams Scott
Went Aboard: Apr 30, 1943
Age When Ship Went Down: 17 years, 1 months, 7 days
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Bio Submitted By: Jane Gwinn Goodall
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Hilliard Scott came into the world on 23 June 1928 in Port Arthur, Texas. According to the 1940 U.S. Census, he lived with his father Louis, and mother, Lizzie, who was employed as a home aide nurse. Hilliard was the second of three sons. He had an older brother Louis Jr. (1924) and a younger brother, Fletcher (about 1933). The parents were born in Louisiana. The two oldest children, Louis, Jr., and Hilliard, were born in Texas, and the youngest son, Fletcher, was born in Louisiana.

Hilliard Scott enlisted in the Navy from Houston, Texas on 19 February 1943. He was just 15 years old at the time. He was received on USS Indianapolis (CA-35) from San Francisco on April 30, 1943, as Steward’s Mate Second Class. On 1 March 1944, he was promoted to Steward’s Mate First Class. Hilliard Scott was a member of Indy’s crew for nine of the ten battles awarded Battle Stars. At 17 years of age, he was among the youngest crew members who died in the sinking of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) on 30 July 1945. Notice of his death was sent to his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Scott, of Port Arthur, TX.