http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/679ce00655cbd484d5a8184f315c1c57.jpg c698d3b053719009662f1261cbdbbd4f http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/478ceebdcd8fe0e6474a18b77ddd81c3.jpg 29f9c2d4f38903470e9b4f32cc6f3507 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/723e3178317d09e948fdd43a180ea7c7.jpg 1cde9698370a669ee83561c7732216b9 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/0b3e0d9c4709f5ff26b55b472aaee682.jpg f1f2dfc60e7da7ff45de8ebf8b8cf3ef Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1904 Person An individual. Last Name Pratt First and Middle Name Frank Cushing VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1904 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? National Guard (General) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? McGuire Unit Staff Surgeon Hometown Fredericksburg Birth Date January 9, 1883 Birthplace King George County, Virginia Death Date January 22, 1964 Cause of Death Pratt’s immediate cause of death was Bronchopneumonia which developed within two days due to Metastatic Carcinoma in the right lung which was diagnosed within four months of his death. Place of Death Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg City, Virginia. Parents Sgt. Alexander Pratt and Agnes Elizabeth Jones Additional Notes Frank Cushing Pratt is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Fredericksburg, VA. Biographical Text Dr. Frank Cushing Pratt was born on January 9, 1883 in King George County, Virginia. Pratt departed on July 10, 1918 from Newport News on the Aeolus, and he served as First Lutinate under U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 45 during World War I. When Dr. Pratt was 59, he signed a 1842 World War II Draft Registration Card that listed the Medical Center in Fredericksburg as a place that will always know his address. Pratt retired as a physician and surgeon, and on January 22, 1964, at age 81, Dr. Pratt died from Bronchopneumonia which developed from his already diagnosed Metastatic Carcinoma. County and/or State Virginia Siblings John Lee Pratt Spouse(s) Katherine (Kate) Rogers Pratt Children None Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? 1904 Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Pratt later filled out a draft card from 1942, but little is known about how his service after filling out the draft card. Decorations or Citations None Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Pratt lived in Fredericksburg, VA with his wife, and he worked at the medical center in Fredicksburg. Occupation Physician 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? page 166 Contributing Researchers Caroline Harvey Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Dr. Frank Cushing Pratt retired as a physician and surgeon and worked for the medical center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Bibliography 1942 World War II Draft Registration Card found on Ancestry.com Kate Rogers Pratt page found on Findagrave.com Frank Pratt’s Death Record from 1964 found on Ancestry.com 1940 U.S. Federal Census found on Ancestry.com Frank Pratt’s Social Security form found on Ancestry.com Dr. Frank Cushing Pratt page found on Findagrave.com John Pratt’s Death Record from 1975 found on Ancestry.com John Pratt’s page found on Findagrave.com U.S. Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists from 1918 found on Ancestry.com "Virginia Military Organizations in the World War." Our Story. Accessed December 03, 2017. http://www.ourstory.info/library/2-ww1/USAAS/VAmed.html. "Richmond Times-Dispatch, 22 August 1917." Virginia Chronicle. Accessed December 03, 2017. https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19170822.1.12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pratt, F.C.