Premise: USS "Scott" (DE-214), a "Buckley"-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Machinist's Mate First Class Robert R. Scott (1915–1941, who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, while serving aboard the battleship USS "California" . He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism.
Hypothesis: USS "Scott" was named for the commander's grandfather.