SOURCE; THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL. PERRY, GA., DATED TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006 (There are several pages telling of his career. Born April 12, 1908, Scott grew up in Macon, Ga. He graduated from Lanier High School in 1928. Scott enlisted in the Georgia National Guard and finally received an appointment to West Point by President Hoover in 1928. A West Point graduate, he amassed over 30,000 flying hours in 60 years of flying. Official Army Air Force records credit him with 13 aerial victories, but according to Scott, it was really 22. Never shot down and never lost an aircraft. http://news.mywebpal.com/index.cfm?pnpid=963 Not sure how many days this story will be in the paper "World War 11 flying ace, museum cheerleader, Scott dies at 97". A man considered to be one of the greatest heroes of World War 11 died early Monday at a care center in Centerville. Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott, Jr. considered the father of the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB, whose life served as the basis for the 1945 film "God is My Co-Pilot" died at 7:43am Monday morning. He was 97 years old. Over a period of two years and over 300 letters he asked for official permision to walk the 2,000 miles of the Great Wall of China to complete Marco Polo's trip that had fascinated him for 57 years. On a 9,000 foot mountain, overlooking Kunming, China - Chennault's home base in World War 11 - he left an engraved stone memorial to his former boss: GENERAL CLAIRE LEE CHENNAULT. WE, YOUR MEN, HONOR YOU FOREVER. ------------------------------------------ Feel free to forward.