Willard Warren Scott, Jr.

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Willard Warren Scott, Jr.
1926-
Place of birth	Fort Monroe, Virginia
Allegiance	U.S. Army
Years of service	1948-1986
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy V Corps 25th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Legions of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal (2) Air Medal

Willard Warren Scott Jr. (1926- ) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1948. He was commissioned upon his graduation from West Point and assigned to the artillery. He later went on to serve as superintendent of the United States Military Academy from 1981 through 1986

[edit] Miltary service and medals

General Scott received, throughout his military career, the Distinguished Service Medal, two Legions of Merit, two Bronze Star Medals, the Air Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, and two Commendation Medals. Lt. Scott's first command was as Battery Commander, 5th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Division in Europe, 1949-52 (commanding the Dog battery first commanded by Alexander Hamilton in the battle of Long Island in 1776). During the Vietnam War Colonel Scott was the deputy commander of the 2nd Field Force V Artillery, and Commander 23rd Artillery Group. Upon promotion to Brigadier General he took over as Commanding General, MAC V Special Troops, 1970-72, Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division, 1976-78, and Commanding General, V Corps in Germany, 1980-81[1]. In 1981 General Scott was selected to be the 52nd Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy. He served as Superintendent until his retirement from the Army in 1986. After the army General Scott served as the executive director of the Association of Military Colleges from 1988 through 1997.

[edit] Personal life

Born February 18th 1926 at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Willard Scott was the son of an Army Coastal Artillery officer Willard Warren Scott Sr. and Bernice Peck Scott. He had 2 brothers Richard and Peter Scott. Before graduating from the military academy he met Justine Dorney of New Rochelle, New York. They were married in June 1948 and had 7 children. General Scott continues to be an ardent supporter of Army football and has the honor of having one of the mascot Army mules (General Scott or Scotty) named in his honor[2].

Always active in the Catholic Church General Scott served as eucharistic minister, lector, and religious education teacher through his career and retirement. While at West point, both as a cadet and superintendent, he attended mass almost daily.

He currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

A point of irony is that Willard W. Scott was a cadet at West Point at the same time as Winfield W. Scott, with Willard being two years senior to Winfield. While they share W. W. Scott as their abbreviated name, the two are not related. But both attained the rank of Lieutenant General and both became service academy superintendents, with Willard being the superintendent at West Point through several of the same years that Winfield was superintendent at the United States Air Force Academy.