Scoggins Grover Lee

Monuments

B-17 #42-102585 ‘The Betty L’ Monument

Crash of the B-17 'The Betty L' Plaque

Name:

Grover Lee Scoggins

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

38435008

Unit:

534th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-21

State:

Texas

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Grover Lee Scoggins was born on January 1, 1924, in Forth Worth, Texas. He was the son of Elizabeth Ann Scoggins.

Grover served in the 534th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner on the B-17 #42-102585 'The Betty L' during World War II.

On June 24, 1944, his crew took off from Station 167 airfield in Ridgewell, England, for a bombing mission to La Riche - Tours, France. Around 08:30H, their plane was shot down by flak, taking a direct hit to the radio room and setting the engine no. 3 on fire. The plane crashed in the town of Valléres. This incident resulted in the deaths of four crew members, four were taken as prisoners, and one member evaded the German capture. Sgt Scoggins was one of those who were killed. He is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net