Obituaries Related to "Pittman" from New York Times Archive
Ernest J. Gaines, Author of ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,’ Is Dead at 86
Mr. Gaines chronicled the lives and struggles of black people in the South before the civil rights era; “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” is his best-known work.
Richard Pittman, Marine Who Fended Off Vietnam Ambush, Dies at 71
Mr. Pittman earned the Medal of Honor for charging into heavy North Vietnamese fire to aid wounded fellow Marines.
Steuart Pittman, Head of Fallout Shelter Program, Dies at 93
Mr. Pittman was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to create enough shelters to protect every American in the event of a nuclear attack.
Ernest J. Gaines, Author of ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,’ Is Dead at 86
Mr. Gaines chronicled the lives and struggles of black people in the South before the civil rights era; “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” is his best-known work.
Richard Pittman, Marine Who Fended Off Vietnam Ambush, Dies at 71
Mr. Pittman earned the Medal of Honor for charging into heavy North Vietnamese fire to aid wounded fellow Marines.
Steuart Pittman, Head of Fallout Shelter Program, Dies at 93
Mr. Pittman was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to create enough shelters to protect every American in the event of a nuclear attack.
Ernest J. Gaines, Author of ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,’ Is Dead at 86
Mr. Gaines chronicled the lives and struggles of black people in the South before the civil rights era; “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” is his best-known work.
Richard Pittman, Marine Who Fended Off Vietnam Ambush, Dies at 71
Mr. Pittman earned the Medal of Honor for charging into heavy North Vietnamese fire to aid wounded fellow Marines.
Steuart Pittman, Head of Fallout Shelter Program, Dies at 93
Mr. Pittman was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to create enough shelters to protect every American in the event of a nuclear attack.
Richard Pittman, Marine Who Fended Off Vietnam Ambush, Dies at 71
Mr. Pittman earned the Medal of Honor for charging into heavy North Vietnamese fire to aid wounded fellow Marines.
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