Stuart W. P-R-A-T-T was born in Wisconsin in 1914. On July 29, 1941 he enlisted in the US Army and on December 15, 1942 he was commissioned as an Infantry Officer. He served in combat with t “F” Company, 127th Infantry Regiment in the 32nd Infantry Division in the Leyte, Luzon, and New Guinea Campaigns. On August 4th, 1945 his life would change forever. Two days before the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, then Lt Pratt was critically wounded on the island of Luzon. Shrapnel to the abdomen and machine gun rounds to his right leg resulted in his leg being amputated mid-thigh and a FIVE year stay in various military medical facilities.
Five years this brave Captain was in the struggle of his life battling gangrene, a colostomy, and learning to live with the loss of his leg.
He was finally discharged on June 23, 1949 and returned home to his wife in Wisconsin.
Mr. P-R-A-T-T lived out his final years in Sun City, Arizona passing away at the young age of 58.
This uniform came all original straight from the family and included a box of uniform insignia.The CIB is an interesting variant with a raised musket.
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