Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates
PruittLeslie Delbert "Les"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 06.08.1932 |
| Birthplace: | Montello, Nevada |
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| Selection date: | ??.??.1965/1966 |
| Position: | PLT |
| Status: | Ret. 30.06.1966 |
| Day of death: | 06.10.2022 |
| Place of death: | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Additional information
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Lieutenant Colonel
USAF.
Candidate for
MOL-2 and
MOL-3. Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy (Class
of '55), West Point, in 1955. Pruitt attended the Aerospace Research Pilot
School at Edwards AFB, California (1964-1965), before taking up two
years of test pilot duties at Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio.
Pruitt retired from the
USAF
in 1976 after 22 years' service. |
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