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Personal info

Full name
PRATT, William Thomas
Date of birth
18 August 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma
Hometown
McIntosh County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38679348
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 February 1945
Place of death
Near Schwammenauel Dam, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 15 62

Immediate family

Members
Fred Pratt (brother)
Ola Pratt (sister)
Maudy I. Pratt (wife)

More information

Pvt William T. Pratt enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 29 June 1944.

He was first buried at Block RRR, Row 2, Grave 35.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten