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John Robert Pruett Jr.

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John Robert Pruett Jr.

Birth
Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, USA
Death
10 Nov 2014 (aged 91)
Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Ellenwood Ave Side
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Husband, Father, grandfather
Brother
preceded in death by his brother Frank D Pruett
Navy Chief Petty Officer
College was interrupted by World War II
Involved in the early stages of Manhattan Project, His work at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and The Naval Research Laboratory involved the development of better ship gun fire control systems, and he also worked on infrared night vision, which he tested in the South Pacific during The Battle of Leyte Gulf.
full obituary Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch from Nov. 13 to Nov. 14, 2014
Husband, Father, grandfather
Brother
preceded in death by his brother Frank D Pruett
Navy Chief Petty Officer
College was interrupted by World War II
Involved in the early stages of Manhattan Project, His work at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and The Naval Research Laboratory involved the development of better ship gun fire control systems, and he also worked on infrared night vision, which he tested in the South Pacific during The Battle of Leyte Gulf.
full obituary Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch from Nov. 13 to Nov. 14, 2014

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  • Created by: Kathie
  • Added: Sep 26, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193405569/john_robert-pruett: accessed ), memorial page for John Robert Pruett Jr. (8 Mar 1923–10 Nov 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 193405569, citing Church of Saint Michael and Saint George Columbarium, Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Kathie (contributor 46970958).