| 词条 | Robert R. Scott |
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|name= Robert Raymond Scott |birth_date= {{Birth date|1915|7|13}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1941|12|7|1915|7|13}} |birth_place= Massillon, Ohio |death_place= Killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= Robert R Scott.jpg |medal= Moh right.gif |alt= A light blue neck ribbon with a gold star shaped medallion hanging from it. The ribbon is similar in shape to a bowtie with 13 white stars in the center of the ribbon. |caption=Machinist's Mate First Class Robert R. Scott |nickname= |allegiance= {{flag|United States of America|1912}} |branch= {{flag|United States Navy}} |serviceyears= 1938-1941 |rank= Machinist's Mate First Class |commands= |unit= {{USS|California|BB-44|6}} |battles= World War II
|awards= Medal of Honor |laterwork= }} Robert Raymond Scott (July 13, 1915 – December 7, 1941) was a United States Navy sailor who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor. BiographyRobert Raymond Scott was born in Massillon, Ohio on July 13, 1915 and enlisted in the United States Navy on April 18, 1938. Machinist's Mate First Class Scott was assigned to {{USS|California|BB-44|6}} when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The compartment containing the air compressor to which Scott was assigned as his battle station was flooded as a result of a torpedo hit. The remainder of the personnel evacuated the space, but Scott refused to leave, saying words to the effect that "This is my station and I will stay and give them air as long as the guns are going." He was posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroism. Medal of Honor citationCitation:For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and complete disregard of his own life, above and beyond the call of duty, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. The compartment, in the U.S.S. California, in which the air compressor, to which Scott was assigned as his battle station, was flooded as the result of a torpedo hit. The remainder of the personnel evacuated that compartment but Scott refused to leave, saying words to the effect "This is my station and I will stay and give them air as long as the guns are going. NamesakeIn 1943, the destroyer escort {{USS|Scott|DE-214}} was named in his honor. Scott was also a former student at Ohio State University where the Scott House dormitory is named after him. See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy|World War II}}
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