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Sgt Newman Cornelious Pruitt Jr.

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Sgt Newman Cornelious Pruitt Jr.

Birth
Elmore City, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
4 Feb 1951 (aged 21)
North Korea
Burial
Wilson, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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SGT NEWMAN C PRUITT JR
19TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
A CO 1 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS: FEBRUARY 4, 1951
SERVICE NUMBER: RA18271976
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1929
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
GARVIN COUNTY, OK

Comments: Sergeant Pruitt was a member of the 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on February 4, 1951.

Newman C. Pruitt, Jr.
Garvin, Oklahoma
Born 1929
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Service Number 18271976
Killed in Action
Died February 4, 1951 in Korea

Sergeant Pruitt was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.


Organization:In Div - 24th
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0019
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Assault Infantryman



SGT NEWMAN C PRUITT JR
19TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
A CO 1 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE, DIED (KIA)
DATE OF LOSS: FEBRUARY 4, 1951
SERVICE NUMBER: RA18271976
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1929
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
GARVIN COUNTY, OK

Comments: Sergeant Pruitt was a member of the 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on February 4, 1951.

Newman C. Pruitt, Jr.
Garvin, Oklahoma
Born 1929
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Service Number 18271976
Killed in Action
Died February 4, 1951 in Korea

Sergeant Pruitt was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.


Organization:In Div - 24th
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0019
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Assault Infantryman





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