Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private First Class (Marine)

Unit:

Mortar Section, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division "Fighting Fourth", U.S. Marine Corps

Awarded on:

September 24th, 1945

Awarded for:

Operation Detachment

"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as an ammunition carrier in a mortar section of the First Battalion, Twenty-fourth Marines, FOURTH Marine Division during action against enemy Japanese forces at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands on 19 February 1945. Seeing that one of his comrades had been hit by shrapnel from an enemy mortar shell, Private First Class Pratt immediately ran to his aid and as another hostile barrage landed in the area threw himself across the wounded man's body losing his own life to save the life of his comrade. His valiant spirit of self-sacrifice and heroic disregard for his own personal safety reflect the highest credit upon Private First Class Pratt and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country."

Commander in Chief, Pacific: Serial 35750

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private First Class

Unit:

Company A, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division "Fighting Fourth", U.S. Marine Corps