Don Pratt
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Brigadier General Don Forrester Pratt (July 12, 1892-June 6, 1944) was Assistant Division Commander of the United States 101st Airborne Division on D-Day and was the highest ranking casualty of the battle on either side. Pratt lead a force of CG-4A Waco gliders during the invasion in the lead glider, piloted by Lt. Mike Murphy. The glider crashed upon landing; both of Murphy's legs were broken and Pratt was crushed by a jeep carried by the glider and was killed.