From the March 20, 2023, Monticello Gazette (MIssissippi) by Dick Hogan.
Donald Stott died on December 7, 1941, on board the battleship USS Oklahoma. He was 19 at the time.
He is returning home to Montcello for burial this Saturday, March 25.
At the time of his death he was Seaman 1st Class.
He had joined the Navy at age 17 after his father agreed and signed the papers to allow him to do so.
His nephew, Tom Brokaw, Jr., of Monticelloe said his remains were in Omaha, Nebraska, earlier this month waiting transport by hearse to Monticello. The remains will be laid to rest March 25 at Oakwood Cemetery in Monticello with full military honors provided by the U.S. Navy.
Donald Stott was born February 27, 1922 in Monticello.
--GreGen
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