Wendell O. Pruitt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Wendell O. Pruitt

United States Air Force officer

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1920

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1945

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Wendell O. Pruitt

  • Wendell Oliver Pruitt (June 20, 1920 – April 15, 1945) was a pioneering African-American military pilot and Tuskegee Airman originally from St.
  • Louis, Missouri.
  • He was killed during a training exercise in 1945.
  • After his death, his name, along with William L.
  • Igoe's was given to the notorious Pruitt–Igoe public housing complex in St.
  • Louis.

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