Roland Eugene Truitt
Date of birth: 28 Dec 1948
Date of death: 12 Sep 1989
Burial Information
Section 01 (Click Here for Section Map)Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Plot: 0629-05
Status: Occupied
Veteran Information
Branch: US NAVYRank: ETRSN - ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (RADAR) SEAMAN
War/Campaign: VIETNAM - Aboard USS Ranger Aircraft Carrier
Notes
Family Members
Parents
Wordney Demaree Truitt
1914–1972
Pearl Mae Bevill Truitt
1920–1999
Siblings
Marjorie Odell Truitt Crowell
1941–2019
Sybil Jeanette Truitt Cartee
1942–2014
Scarlett Irene "Red" Truitt Donald
1960–1997
Brief History of Roland Eugene Truitt
Roland Eugene Truitt was born on December 28, 1948, in Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi. His father, Wordney Demaree Truitt, was 34 and his mother, Pearl Mae Bevill, was 28. He died on September 12, 1989, in Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, at age 40, and was buried in Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Roland Truitt Aboard U.S.S. Ranger CVA-61.
Roland Truitt painting the 37-platform mast in 1972 at dry dock rebuild.
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