| Name |
Pruitt, Arthur G. 'Babe' |
| Birth |
13 Feb 1910 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
PRUI.A001 |
| _FGRAVE |
26984449 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, Company A, 712th Railway Operating Battalion, United States Army [1, 2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on January 26, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Selected for the Transportation Corps, completed basic training, and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Railway Section Hand (MOS 199). Departed the Continental U.S. on October 22, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Company A, 712th Railway Operating Battalion, in the Ardennes and Rhineland Campaigns. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on December 14, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois. Earned The Distinguished Unit Badge, Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, and the WWII Victory Medal.
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2284032
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Pruitt, Arthur G. 'Babe'
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Pruitt, Arthur G. (1910-1998)
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Battle of the Bulge, World War II
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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712th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Camp Grant, Illinois
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Presidential Unit Citation, United States Army
Originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation
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European Theater of World War II
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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Presidential Unit Citation, United States Uniformed Services
Originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation
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Rhineland Campaign, World War II
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United States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
28 Apr 1998 [1, 3] |
| Burial |
Bunker Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Pruitt, Arthur G.
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Headstone, Pruitt, Arthur G.
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| Person ID |
I10734 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
10 Jun 2023 |
| Family |
Benefield, Bernice, b. 15 Oct 1917 d. 20 Mar 1977 (Age 59 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Pruitt, Charles Eugene 'Gene', b. 8 Jun 1936, Illinois d. 1968, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 31 years) |
| | 2. Pruitt, Lee Everett, b. 20 Dec 1942, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 12 Aug 2020, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 77 years) |
| + | 3. Pruitt, Wayne E., b. 2 Oct 1948 d. 6 Apr 2001 (Age 52 years) |
| | 4. Pruitt, Jerry A., b. 26 Dec 1950 d. 17 Mar 2004 (Age 53 years) |
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| Family ID |
F5187 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
English
1910 - 1998 (88 years)
