Pratt, F.C.
Title
Pratt, F.C.
Last Name
Pratt
First and Middle Name
Frank Cushing
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.
Hometown
Fredericksburg
County and/or State
Virginia
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
Siblings
John Lee Pratt
Spouse(s)
Katherine (Kate) Rogers Pratt
Children
None
VPI Graduating Class
1904
Graduated
1904
Service Branch
National Guard (General)
Unit
McGuire Unit Staff Surgeon
Rank
First Lieutenant
Military Events
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
Other Events
Dr. Frank Cushing Pratt retired as a physician and surgeon and worked for the medical center in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Postwar Life
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
page 166
Additional Notes
Frank Cushing Pratt is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Fredericksburg, VA.
Contributing Researchers
Caroline Harvey
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-------.
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-------.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Pratt, F.C.,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/695.
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