Hunter Scott
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Hunter Alan Scott (born June 9 1985) is best known for the research he did regarding USS Indianapolis. He is currently studying journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Naval ROTC scholarship.
Scott is originally from Pensacola, Florida and an alumnus of Pensacola High School. The research Scott did on the Indianapolis, which he did in 1998 as part of a history assignment, was instrumental in raising public awareness of the issues related to the court-martial of the ship's commanding officer, Capt. Charles McVay III. (Source: Detroit News, April 23, 1998)
Scott's efforts, which received national media attention, combined with the diligence of the Indianapolis Survivors Organization, resulted in passage of a Congressional resolution[1] (http://www.ussindianapolis.org/resolution.htm) in October of 2000, which was also signed by President Clinton. Scott was subsequently featured in George as "one of the most intruiging political figures" of the year. In 2004, Scott spoke at events surrounding the dedication of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C..
Reference
- Peter Nelson. Left for Dead ISBN 0385729596 (preface by Hunter Scott)
External links
- Timeline to Justice, by Hunter Scott (http://www.usni.org/navalhistory/Articles98/NHscott.htm)
- USS Indianapolis - Still at sea (http://www.ussindianapolis.org/)