Pruitt, Scott Eugene

Master Sergeant Scott Eugene Pruitt was a 38-year-old Marine from Gautier, Mississippi. He was assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), based at Camp Pendleton, California.

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Pruitt died on April 28, 2012, in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. The official announcement listed the cause as hostile action, but did not provide further details on the specific incident.

Pruitt's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2012, a surge of U.S. forces had been drawn down, and operations were increasingly focused on training Afghan forces and targeted counterinsurgency missions, particularly in the country's south and west.

The Department of Defense publicly announced Pruitt's death on April 30, 2012. He was survived by his family in Mississippi. His remains were returned to the United States for burial.

Master Sergeant Pruitt is listed on the Afghanistan War casualty rolls maintained by the Department of Defense and on several online memorials dedicated to service members killed in the conflict.

Master Sergeant Pruitt was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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