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PRUITT, Curtis Jay - Date of
birth
21 July 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri -
Hometown
Eldorado, Jackson County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38569599 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 January 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 22 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Oscar E. Pruitt (father)
Julia B. (West) Pruitt (mother)
Clearnce Pruitt (brother)
Eva Pruitt (sister)
Catherine M. Pruitt (sister)
Seylo L. Pruitt (sister)
Clio Pruitt (sister)
Clyde E. Pruitt (brother)
Minnie J. (Maxey) Pruitt (wife)
Edwin Pruitt (son)
Kenneth L. Pruitt (son)
Billy Pruitt (son)
Jane Pruitt (daughter)
Bobby L. Pruitt (son)
Patsy Pruitt (daughter)
More information
Pfc Curtis J. Pruitt worked on a farm before he enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 15 February 1944.He was reported wounded in action from small arms fire on 22 January 1945 and died a day later. At that time his unit was engaged in the fighting in the vicinity of Bischwiller, France.
The exact location where he died is not known.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Bayless Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux, www.newspapers.com - Wichita Falls Times - 18 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy