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Contact Info
Home Town Burlington
Last Address Arlington, VA
Date of Passing Nov 12, 1995
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
His 1st (of 7) Distinguished Flying Cross Citation reads:
For heroism and extraordinary achievement as Flight Officer and Division Leader in Marine Fighting Squadron TWO FOURTEEN during action against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands Area from March 14 to May 15 and from July 22 to September 1, 1943. Although his guns jammed during an interception mission over Guadalcanal, First Lieutenant Scarborough, with grim determination in the face of tremendous odds, continued his passes at enemy bombers and fighters until he finally restored one weapon to action and shot down a Zero. Refusing to drop out of the fight despite his dangerously limited firepower, he gallantly pressed home his attacks until his own plane was so badly damaged that he was forced into a dead-stick landing with a severed rudder control cable. On two subsequent occasions he shot down four planes, one during an escort mission to the Shortland Islands, and three while acting as fighter cover for a B-24 bombing strike against Kahili. His superb airmanship and aggressive fighting spirit were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Marine Transport Squadron 152 (VMR-152) was an air transport of the United States Marine Corps that was responsible for the movement of personnel, equipment, and supplies. The squadron flew fixed-wing cargo aircraft to include the R4D Skytrain and the R4Q Flying Boxcar. The squadron saw combat during World War II and the Korean War with their most notable contributions coming during the Battle of Guadalcanal and during the Marine breakout during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. The squadron was decommissioned in the late 1950s.
