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IN MEMORIAM: Bennie L. Pratt, 95;

WWII Vet, Construction Electrician

Bennie L. Pratt

ONEONTA – Oneonta native Bennie Lee Pratt, 95, a World War II veteran and electrician on construction projects, passed away at Harpursville home on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019.

Bennie was born May 23, 1924, in Oneonta, to Benjamin and Mildred (Warner) Pratt.

He graduated from Oneonta High School and enlisted in the Navy at the outbreak of World War II, serving from 1943 to 1946 as an electrician’s mate, second class, in the South Pacific Theater aboard the USS LCI 847.

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