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 Pruitt–Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis.
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20 June 1920 St. Louis, Missouri
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Died |
15 April 1945 (aged 24) Tuskegee, Alabama, United States
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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