World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Rene P. Pratt
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fall River, Massachusetts
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: 31296553. RADIO OPERATOR WITH THE 91ST BOMB GROUP, 323RD BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS AIRCRAFT, THE B-17G (SERIAL 42-37913, SEATTLE SLEEPER) EXPLODED OVER HAULWERWIJK, NETHERLANDS, AFTER A MISSION TO OSNABRUCK, GERMANY. THE WHOLE CREW COULD SAVE THEMSELVES BY PARACHUTE AND SURVIVED THE WAR. HE AND 2 OTHERS WERE TAKEN PRISONER.