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Does anyone have any information on John Henry Pruitt II? I particularly want to know how or if his family line connects to Thomas Pruitt (b. 1616).
Here is what I have:
Born at Pruitt Hollow, Boston Township, Fallsville, Arkansas, (sometimes listed as Fayetteville) on October 4, 1896, the first child of John Henry Pruitt and Mary Marshall. His father, who had been a farmer in Arkansas, became a blacksmith in the mines of Jerome, Arizona. It is believed son John Henry attended elementary school in Jerome for several years before his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona.
His brother, Hurley Benton Pruitt, was the first marshal of Scottsdale, Arizona. Hurley married Grace Hilda Adams and had 4 (known) children, 3 girls and a son, John Henry Pruitt III, born 13 Sept. 1936 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co. Arizona, died 23 Sept. 2003.
John Henry Pruitt II. was a double recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War I. In Blanc Mont, France, on October 3, 1918, Marine Corporal John Henry Pruitt II single-handedly attacked two German machine-gun positions, killing two German soldiers and capturing 40 more. Later that same day, while serving on sniper duty, he was hit by a mortar shell and gravely wounded. He died the next day — on his 22nd birthday. He was returned to the United States where he was buried in Section 18 of Arlington National Cemetery.
For his valor, Pruitt was posthumously decorated. Pruitt received two Medals of Honor, one from the Navy and one from the Army. He was also awarded the Croix de Guerre by France, and the Croce di Guerra by Italy, both medals are those countries equivalents to the American Medal of Honor. In addition, Pruitt received two purple hearts, four silver stars, four bronze stars, and several other combat and victory medals.
The Navy named a destroyer after him. The USS Pruitt was launched in 1920. It survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and went on to participate in many Pacific Ocean battles. It was sponsored by Belle Pruitt. (??)
I sure would like to include him in my family tree. But I don't know where.
Thanks --
Cindy
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