World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
N. L. Prescott
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Louin, Mississippi
Honored By
Van K. McCarty
Relationship
Nephew
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, U.S. ARMY, COMPANY K, 339TH INFANTRY. DUE TO AN UNKNOWN SICKNESS CONTRACTED IN ITALY HE RETURNED TO THE STATES ON THE HOSPITAL SHIP ALGONQUIN. LATER DIED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN TEXAS RETURNING TO THE BASE AT SAN ANTONIO AFTER BEING ON LEAVE TO VISIT FAMILY IN MISSISSIPPI.