Norman Scott (admiral)

Norman Scott
Rear Admiral Norman Scott in 1942
Born	(1889-08-10)August 10, 1889 Indianapolis, Indiana
Died	November 13, 1942(1942-11-13) (aged 53) Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Place of burial	at sea in Ironbottom Sound off Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1911 – 1942
Rank	Rear Admiral
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Guadalcanal campaign Battle of Savo Island Battle of Cape Esperance Naval Battle of Guadalcanal †
Awards	Medal of Honor Purple Heart

Norman (Nicholas) Scott (August 10, 1889 – November 13, 1942) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was killed along with many of his staff when the ship he was on – the light cruiser USS Atlanta – was hit by gunfire from the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco during the nighttime fighting in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. He was the second of five US Navy admirals killed in battle during WWII, including: Isaac C. Kidd (1941, Attack on Pearl Harbor); Daniel J. Callaghan (later on same night, in same battle, as Scott); Henry M. Mullinnix (1943, Battle of Makin); and Theodore E. Chandler (1945, invasion of Lingayen Gulf).

Scott posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Pacific Theater of World War II.^[1]