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Chapter 1: Early life
Born on Jan. 18, 1932, Pruner grew up on a farm in Ashland County. After moving three times and graduating from Union School, he took a job at Mansfield Tire.
On his 20th birthday, he received his draft notice and reported to Cleveland. He completed basic training in Fort Jackson in South Carolina.
There, he spent three months in infantry heavy weapons training and was sent to Japan for another three months while officials figured out what was going to happen in Korea.