About Frederick Pitts
Lived 1898 – 1988 (aged 89). Frederick Pitts was an American modern pentathlete.
Frederick Robert Pitts (October 23, 1898 – October 19, 1988) was an American modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Biography Frederick Pitts was born in Philadelphia on October 23, 1898.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1920, and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant of cavalry.
He died in Winter Park, Florida on October 19, 1988, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Who was Frederick Pitts?
American military officer and modern pentathlete (1898–1988)
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Frederick Pitts was born on 23 October 1898 in Philadelphia.
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Frederick Pitts died on 19 October 1988 in Winter Park.
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Frederick Pitts was a modern pentathlete.
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Frederick Pitts was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frederick Pitts. https://biography.guide/frederick-pitts/
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