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PRUITT, Harvey Buren - Date of
birth
19 November 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Banks County, Georgia -
Hometown
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34832926 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 September 1944 - Place of
death
Pont-Saint-Vincent, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dock H. Pruitt (father)
Eula E. (Jones) Pruitt (mother)
Levie H. Pruitt (sister)
Ethel M. Pruitt (sister)
Nettie E. Pruitt (sister)
Bonnie A. (Brown) Pruitt (wife)
Harvey G. Pruitt (son)
More information
Pfc Harvey B. Pruitt was a driver before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 4 December 1943.He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
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 / Turner Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
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