Malcolm Lewis Pratt

Malcolm Lewis Pratt
Born	August 5, 1891(1891-08-05) Bellefontaine, Ohio
Died	13 August 1942(1942-08-13) (aged 51) near Mantanikau on Guadalcanal
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Naval Reserve
Years of service	1917–1919, 1941-1942
Rank	Lieutenant commander
Unit	medical unit
Battles/wars	France, World War I Guadalcanal campaign, World War II
Awards	Navy Cross in 1918

Malcolm Lewis Pratt was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, 5 August 1891.

Navy career

World War I

Pratt became Assistant Surgeon with rank of Lieutenant (junior grade), USNRF, 27 March 1917. He received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in reestablishing an advanced aid station just demolished by shell-fire in Lucy-le-Bocage 11 June 1918, and in continuing to dress and evacuate the wounded under direct and continuous shell-fire at Thiancourt 13 September. He resigned from the Navy 13 October 1919.

World War II

On 2 May 1941 he reported for active duty again with the rank of Lieutenant Commander, MC, USNR. Attached to a Marine Division, he was reported missing in action as of 13 August 1942, when he failed to return from a reconnaissance patrol near the village Mantanikau on Guadalcanal.

Namesake

USS Pratt was named in his honor. She was laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Texas, 11 April 1944; launched 1 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Malcolm L. Pratt; and commissioned 18 September 1944, Comdr. Robert H. Wanless in command.

See also

	United States Navy portal
	World War I portal
	World War II portal

References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

• Malcolm Lewis Pratt

Persondata
Name	Pratt, Malcolm Lewis
Alternative names
Short description	United States Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient
Date of birth	5 August 1891
Place of birth	Bellefontaine, Ohio
Date of death	13 August 1942
Place of death	near Mantanikau on Guadalcanal