Vernon Anderson Pratt b. 11 Sep 1920 Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, USA d. 10 Jul 1961 Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA: Smith Family Tree

Vernon Anderson Pratt

1920 - 1961 (40 years)

Name	Vernon Anderson Pratt [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Birth	11 Sep 1920	Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Gender	Male
Census	1930	Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Hattie and Elbert Pratt
Military Draft Registration	1942	Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA [6]
	Draft Registration - World War II
Military Service	Between 31 May 1944 and 17 Sep 1945 [1, 2]
	US Army - WWII: PFC, Company C - 50th Armored Infantry Battalion
Census	1950	Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA [5]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Wanda
Military Award	Bronze Star and Purple Heart with Oak Cluster [2]
		Military Medal-Bronze Star The Bronze Star Medal is the fourth-highest individual military award and the ninth-highest by order of precedence in the US Military. It may be awarded for acts of heroism, acts of merit, or meritorious service in a combat zone. When awarded for acts of heroism, the medal is awarded with the "V" device. …
		Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given…
Death	10 Jul 1961	Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA [1, 2, 3]
Burial	Blackjack Cemetery, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, USA [1, 2]
Person ID	I23915	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family Wanda Lucille Plank, b. 4 Mar 1926, Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA d. 23 May 2006, Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA (Age 80 years)

Marriage Aft 1940 [7, 8, 9, 10]

Children

	1. Theresia Lorraine Pratt, b. 26 May 1956, Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA d. 29 Aug 2012, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA (Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Barbara Darlene Pratt, b. 26 Dec 1950, Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA d. 18 Apr 2009, Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Lloyd Pratt, b. 29 May 1948, Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA d. 19 Jan 2009, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA (Age 60 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Living
	5. Living
	6. Jesse L Pratt, b. Abt 1888, Oklahoma, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Billy Ray Pratt, b. 29 Aug 1946, Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA d. 29 Nov 2008, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA (Age 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Charles Edward Pratt, b. 2 Jul 1942, Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA d. 22 Sep 1999, Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA (Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F9852 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 11 Sep 1920 - Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Hattie and Elbert Pratt - 1930 - Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - World War II - 1942 - Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Wanda - 1950 - Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
	Death - 10 Jul 1961 - Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA

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Arms Icons & Insignia		Military Medal-Bronze Star The Bronze Star Medal is the fourth-highest individual military award and the ninth-highest by order of precedence in the US Military. It may be awarded for acts of heroism, acts of merit, or meritorious service in a combat zone. When awarded for acts of heroism, the medal is awarded with the "V" device. …
Arms Icons & Insignia		Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given…

Sources

[S7269] Find a Grave: PRATT Vernont Jr 1920-1961, Vernon Anderson Pratt Jr (Veteran).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40651933/vernon_anderson_pratt
[S1557] Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;).

U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 431-26-3274; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma; Roll: 1901; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 877.0; FHL microfilm: 2341635.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma; Roll: 1901; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 877.0; FHL microfilm: 2341635

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Redland, Sequoyah, O.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Redland, Sequoyah, O

[S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Oklahoma, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 404.

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Oklahoma, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 404

[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3333; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 68-15.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3333; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 68-15
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), Wanda Lucille Pratt.
[S7267] Find a Grave: PLANK Wanda Asher 1926-2006, Wanda Lucille Plank Pratt Asher.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25279515/wanda-lucille-asher

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