Walk Among Heroes
Jeff Wells
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Walk Among Heroes Podcast: Episode 19A - R.W. Pratt (US Navy, LST Commander, Visited Hiroshima Days After Bomb Dropped))
We (Walk Among Heroes) are pleased to welcome R.W. Pratt as our guest for Episode 19. Mr. Pratt was born, raised, and still resides in San Antonio, Texas, today. He commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was part of an LST (Landing Ship, Tank) crew in the Pacific Theater. In 1944, Mr. Pratt commissioned LST 781, sailed down the Mississippi River, made a pit stop in New Orleans to arm his ship, then set sail for the Pacific. LST 781 sailed t...
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