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Original image part of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: AR406-6-345
Identifier: 20032409
Title: Lieutenant Colonel Harold Pruitt, former Prisoner of War
Description: Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.) Harold Pruitt is pictured here. He is shown standing in neighborhood, dressed in military uniform and smiling for the camera. He was released from Moosburg's Stalag 7A prison camp in Germany. He is back in Fort Worth (124 N. Bailey) with his wife and two-year-old daughter, Michael. Mrs. Pruitt is the former Miss Syble Laby and Colonel (Col.) met her while he was stationed in Texas. He is the son of Mrs. Bertha M. Pruitt. He graduated from the University of Alabama. He was squadron commander of the 485th Group when flak brought his B-24 down over Italy on his 19th mission. Colonel (Col.) Pruitt fought with the 15th Air Force. He will report at Atlantic City, New Jersey, for reassignment. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, June 28, 1945.
Date Created: 1945-06-28
Coverage: 1940s
Category: Daily Life, Military, World Events
Subject Term: Pruitt, Harold (Lt Col), Pruitt, Harold (Mrs.), Laby, Syble (Miss), Pruitt, Michael, Pruitt, Bertha M. (Mrs.), Military officers, Military uniforms, Moosburg's Staglag 7A prison camp, World War, 1939-1945, Spouses, University of Alabama, United States. Air Force. Air Force, 15th, Neighborhoods, Prisoners of war
Location: Fort Worth (Tex.)
Address:
124 North Bailey Avenue
Fort Worth, TX
United States
Geographc Coordinates: Latitude: 32.759410000000
Longitude: -97.369750000000
Collection: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Project Series: Through the Lens of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: A Photographic View of World War II in Fort Worth

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