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Danny Ray Scott was born on August 27, 1948 and joined the Armed Forces
while in Fort Worth, TX.
He served as a 11B20 in the Army. In 1 year of service, he attained the rank of SP4/E4.
On January 7, 1969, at the age of 20, Danny Ray Scott perished in the service of our country
in South Vietnam, Tay Ninh.
You can find Danny Ray Scott honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Panel 35W, Row51.
Danny Ray is buried alongside his parents, Daniel Emmitt and Katherine Louise Scott in Pendergrass
Cemetery, Sidney, TX (Comanche County).
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On 07 Jan 1969 a platoon from C Company, 3/22nd Infantry, was engaged northeast of Tay Ninh City,
about 8 miles from the Cambodian border. Five men died in the firefight and a sixth died three days afterwards from wounds
received:
- 1LT Leo R. Mullen, Providence, RI;
- SGT Robert J. Bowlin, Sparta, IL;
- SP4 William Francisco, Summit, NJ (DoW 01/10/1969);
- SP4 James K. Merrell, Milroy, IN;
- SP4 Craig S. Olson, Osseo, WI; and
- SP4 Danny R. Scott, Fort Worth, TX (Silver Star).
A seventh soldier was missing
in action. Sergeant Larry D. Welsh, of Kansas City, Kansas, who had been lightly wounded during the fight, disappeared while
seeking aid for another wounded soldier. Although one wounded soldier and the body of another were recovered when US forces
returned to the area the following day Sergeant Welsh was not found. He was carried as Missing in Action until 11 Feb 1974,
when the Secretary of the Army approved a Presumptive Finding of Death.
* I received a very nice email from one of the men that Danny Ray served with in Vietnam, he was known as "Kookie" by
the men in his unit. He shared with me that he remembered Danny Ray singing "Whispering Pines" in the bunkers at night.
Since it was a song liked by Danny Ray, I thought it was appropriate that I have it play on the page that I have dedicated
to him. ~Marie
Click to Hear: Whispering Pines
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