World War II Honoree

Fred Pratt

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hoxie, Kansas

Honored By

Jesse Pratt

Relationship

Granddaughter

MEMBER OF THE 601ST FIELD ARTILLERY. SERVED ON KISKA. MADE THE LANDINGS; ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY, ENDED UP IN SALZBURG. SERVED 3 YEARS, 9 DAYS. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 1945. WAS A GUNNER ON THE 75MM ARTILLERY GUN. TRAINED AT CAMP HALE, IN MULE PACK. THEY SENT HIM TO KISKA FOR THE LANDING. AFTER 4 MONTHS ON KISKA, HE WAS SENT HOME, THEN TO ITALY; WENT BACK IN THE MULE PACK.