The Wenatchee World | Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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james H. Pruitt US Army 1954 – 1956
J
ames “Jim” was born 1934 in Hiwasse, Arkansas to Viola and Otis Pruitt. He married Joan Pierce in April 1953 in Wenatchee, WA. In 1954 he volunteered for the draft and entered the Army at the age of 19, and completed his basic training followed by eight weeks at the 351st Transportation Highway Group Driver Training School at Ford Ord, California. In July 1954 he was sent overseas to Korea where he led a transport convoy. He always liked to tell the story of getting lost in the dark and crossing over the DMZ, hitting a pole and, making a hasty retreat before being discovered. Their camp was on the border between North and South Korea, where
they often received sniper fire in camp. His next station was in Tokyo Japan to serve as a Clerk Typist and Staff Car Driver. Jim returned home in 1956 and went back to work at Keokuk Electro-Metals Co. in Rock Island, WA until 1970. He leased and eventually purchased an apple orchard in 1963 while at Keokuk. He sold cars for Leonard Evans car lot and then purchased the North End Auto Sales and gas station until selling the business in 1974. He continued farming until retiring in 1976. James story was proudly submitted by his veteran daughter Terri England.
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