 A guided tour of the Pratt Museum in 2021 | |
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| Established | 1956 |
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| Location | Building 5702 on Tennessee Avenue at Fort Campbell, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36°38′18″N87°27′18″W / 36.6384°N 87.4549°W /36.6384; -87.4549 |
| Type | Military History Museum |
| Website | Don F. Pratt Museum |
Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum is an official U.S. Army Museum located in Building 5702 on Tennessee Avenue atFort Campbell,Kentucky. Military artifacts and memorabilia are available to touch and view at the museum which features interior and exterior exhibits that help visitors better reflect on military history. Included are helicopters, planes, jeeps, trucks, tanks, captured enemy weapons and equipment fromWorld War II, theKorean War,Vietnam, thePersian Gulf War,Operation Iraqi Freedom andOperation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Artifacts on exhibit include a recruiter's jeep from the 1970s and items which had belonged high-rankingNazi officials includingAdolf Hitler,Hermann Göring andJulius Streicher, captured by the 101st Airborne Division in 1945 inBerchtesgaden.[1][2]
The main museum theme focuses on the history ofFort Campbell and the101st Airborne Division, but also visitors experience some of this by stepping inside a restoredCG-4A cargo glider. The museum also has exhibits dedicated to the11th Airborne Division,5th Special Forces Group,160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, and the 12th, 14th, and 20th Armored Divisions which trained at Fort Campbell duringWorld War II.
The Fort Campbell Historical Foundation is a not-for-profit501(c)(3) organization providing support and assistance to the Fort Campbell Don F. Pratt Museum while working to build the new Wings of Liberty Military Museum[3] and Fort Campbell Historical Complex.
