Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum

Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum
Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum
Established 1956
Location Building 5702 on Tennessee Avenue at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Type Military History Museum
Website http://www.fortcampbell.com/pratt.php

Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum is a museum located in Building 5702 on Tennessee Avenue at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Military artifacts and memorabilia are available to touch and view at the museum which features interior and exterior exhibits that help visitors better reflect on military history. Included are helicopters, planes, jeeps, truck, tanks, captured enemy weapons and equipment from Vietnam, a recruiter’s jeep from the 1970s and items which had belonged high ranking Nazi officials. The main museum theme focuses on the history of the 101st Airborne Division and visitors experience some of this by stepping inside a restored CG-4A cargo glider.

The Fort Campbell Historical Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing support and assistance to the Fort Campbell Don F. Pratt Museum while working to build the new Wings of Liberty Military Museum and Fort Campbell Historical Complex. The new museum and historical complex will commemorate and preserve the legacy of all Fort Campbell Soldiers, past and present.


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