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Wendell Oliver Pruitt (June 20, 1920 – April 15, 1945) was an American military pilot and Tuskegee Airman [1] originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He was killed during a training exercise in 1945. [2]
Dec 1, 2019 · St. Louis, Missouri native Wendell Oliver Pruitt, a pioneering pilot of the 15th Air Force, was born to Elijah and Melanie Pruitt on June 20, 1920.
Aug 7, 2019 · St. Louis, Missouri native Wendell Oliver Pruitt, a pioneering pilot of the 15th Air Force, was born to Elijah and Melanie Pruitt on June 20, 1920.
Capt Wendell Oliver Pruitt. Captain, United States Army Air Force World War Two fighter pilot, member of the Tuskegee airman, was the youngest of ten children born to Elijah and Melanie Pruitt in St. Louis, Missouri attending local schools.
Wendell Oliver Pruitt. Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945) Biography: Wendell Oliver Pruitt. Captain, U.S. Army Air Forces. Wendell Oliver Pruitt was born on 20 June 1920 in St. Louis, MO, the youngest of ten children of Elijah and Melanie Pruitt.
May 7, 2024 · Captain Wendell Oliver Pruitt was a trailblazing African American fighter pilot during World War II, rising through the ranks despite facing immense racial prejudice and...
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Wendell O. Pruitt was a pioneering African American military pilot and Tuskegee Airman from St. Louis. Pruitt grew up in St. Louis and attended Sumner High School in The Ville.
