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PFC Emerson Pratt

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PFC Emerson Pratt Veteran

Birth
Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
Death
17 Jun 1944 (aged 24)
France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
• PLOT C / ROW 9 / GRAVE 14
Memorial ID
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Private First Class Pratt served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company A

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• August 18, 1942
• Kalamazoo, Michigan (Kalamazoo County)
• 36190900

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• Farmer

He was Killed In Action in / during
• The Normandy Invasion
• World War II

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He was a resident of:
• Montcalm County, Michigan

He was the son of:
Adelbert S "Del" Pratt (04/23/1857 - 04/16/1923)
Lydia "Liddie" Opper Pratt Swartz (08/08/1879 - 1969)
(of Route 1, Trufant, Montcalm County, Michigan)
*** (They were married on Saturday 04/15/1899 in Coral, Montcalm County, Michigan) ***

He was the stepson of:
Theodore "Theo" Swartz (12/23/1873 - 1957)

He was the brother of: (by Adelbert and Liddie)
• Mary Amanda Pratt Bogart (05/09/1900 - 12/06/1983)
• Edward "Eddie" Pratt (07/05/1902 - 1974)
Arthur W Pratt (07/23/1904 - 12/31/1954)
• Margaret E Pratt (02/10/1907 - 11/06/1982)
(married surname unknown)
Lawrence Edward Pratt (06/03/1909 - 04/11/1991)
• Catherine Pratt (11/02/1911 - 07/1991)
Dorothy Pratt (05/25/1914 - 08/20/1974)
Donald Robert "Don" Pratt (11/17/1916 - 02/07/2013)

He was also the brother of: (by Theodore and Liddie)
Nelda Swartz Miller (03/28/1926 - 03/31/2015)
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***** NOTE *****

If anyone has factual knowledge regarding his:

• City of Birth
• Additional biographical / family information

please send it via "Edit / Suggest A Correction" through this memorial. Thank you.

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____________________________________________

Private First Class Pratt served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company A

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• August 18, 1942
• Kalamazoo, Michigan (Kalamazoo County)
• 36190900

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• Farmer

He was Killed In Action in / during
• The Normandy Invasion
• World War II

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He was a resident of:
• Montcalm County, Michigan

He was the son of:
Adelbert S "Del" Pratt (04/23/1857 - 04/16/1923)
Lydia "Liddie" Opper Pratt Swartz (08/08/1879 - 1969)
(of Route 1, Trufant, Montcalm County, Michigan)
*** (They were married on Saturday 04/15/1899 in Coral, Montcalm County, Michigan) ***

He was the stepson of:
Theodore "Theo" Swartz (12/23/1873 - 1957)

He was the brother of: (by Adelbert and Liddie)
• Mary Amanda Pratt Bogart (05/09/1900 - 12/06/1983)
• Edward "Eddie" Pratt (07/05/1902 - 1974)
Arthur W Pratt (07/23/1904 - 12/31/1954)
• Margaret E Pratt (02/10/1907 - 11/06/1982)
(married surname unknown)
Lawrence Edward Pratt (06/03/1909 - 04/11/1991)
• Catherine Pratt (11/02/1911 - 07/1991)
Dorothy Pratt (05/25/1914 - 08/20/1974)
Donald Robert "Don" Pratt (11/17/1916 - 02/07/2013)

He was also the brother of: (by Theodore and Liddie)
Nelda Swartz Miller (03/28/1926 - 03/31/2015)
____________________________________________

***** NOTE *****

If anyone has factual knowledge regarding his:

• City of Birth
• Additional biographical / family information

please send it via "Edit / Suggest A Correction" through this memorial. Thank you.

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  • Maintained by: KATHY
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56648936/emerson-pratt: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Emerson Pratt (23 Nov 1919–17 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56648936, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by KATHY (contributor 47029945).