Oral History Interview with Robert Pratt, August 17, 2016
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Pratt. Pratt joined the Navy while in college and was finally called to active duty in July 1943. Then he went to midshipman school at Northwestern University, finishing in May 1944 with a commission. His first assignment was to USS LST-781, being assembled in Pittsburgh. Pratt tells several stories about being aboard USS LST-781 and going down the Mississippi River, through the Panama Canal and through several islands in …
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August 17, 2016
Creator:
Pratt, Robert
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation