Pruitt, Arthur G. 'Babe'

1910 - 1998  (88 years)

• 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.)
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Presidential Unit Citation, United States Army Originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation
  		Presidential Unit Citation, United States Uniformed Services Originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation
  		Military Service Ribbons, Arthur G. 'Babe' Pruitt Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		712th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Rhineland Campaign, World War II
  		Battle of the Bulge, World War II
  		World War II Honoree, Pruitt, Arthur G. (1910-1998)
  		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. …
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages 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. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages 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. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages 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. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 20 of 26 pages 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. This…
  Death	28 Apr 1998  [1, 3]
  Burial	Bunker Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Pruitt, Arthur G.
  Person ID	I10734	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Pruitt, Nelson,   b. 21 Jan 1877, Wayne County, Illinois d. 30 Oct 1928 (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Carlisle, Martha Elizabeth,   b. 27 Oct 1881   d. 19 Nov 1964, Clay County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F5167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  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)
  Family ID	F5187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Bunker Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2907] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pruitt, Arthur G., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26984449/arthur-g_-pruitt), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14739] World War II Honoree, Arthur G. Pruitt, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2284032) (Reliability: 2). [S15408] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Pruitt, Frank Joseph, 56, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1275/), none. (Reliability: 2).