Lest We Forget
Name: Edgar J. Pruitt War: World War II
Rank: Staff Sergeant Serial number: 6958629 Branch: U. S. Army
Unit: 136th Infantry
Battle or circumstance: Liberation of the Philippine Islands near Bue Bue Mountain; Luzon, Philippine Islands
Decorations: Purple Heart and several other military awards
Date born: February 29, 1920
Place born: Fal, LA
Date died: March 20, 1945
How died: Killed in action
Place died: Luzon, Philippine Islands
Place buried: Newlin Cemetery, Singer, LA
Home place: Route 2, Box 363, DeRidder, LA
School(s): Singer High School
Affiliations: Protestant
Interests: Music: he played guitar and sang with a band
Spouse: None
Children: None
Parents: Ed and Mattie Pruitt
Siblings: Leonard C. Pruitt, Harry B. Pruitt, Merlin J. Pruitt, P. Murphy Pruitt, Violet P. Hollingsworth.
Comments: Edgar and Leonard were at Schofield Barracks when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Harry and their brother-in-law, Wm. Earl Hollingsworth, were also in the war. Merlin and Murphy served later when they became of age.
Data provided by: His sister: Violet P. Hollingsworth, 1211 Maybelle Drive, DeRidder
Other sources: A letter from Henry L. Stinson, other official letters and documents
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