▁to ▁Washington , ▁where ▁Pr att ▁graduated ▁from ▁Gonz aga ▁College ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁page . ▁Pr att ▁studied ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁Art ium ▁Bac cala ure us ▁degree ▁cum ▁la ude ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 . ▁Pr att ▁then ▁attended ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School , ▁receiving ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁and ▁legal ▁career ▁ ▁Pr att ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁the ater , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁Bron ze ▁Star ▁and ▁Pur ple ▁Heart . ▁He ▁lost ▁a ▁left ▁arm , ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁in ▁T ac lob an , ▁Ley te , ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁He ▁con val es ced ▁at ▁B iak , ▁Dutch ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁naval ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁including ▁Beth es da ▁Naval ▁Hospital . ▁Prior ▁to ▁taking ▁the ▁federal ▁ben ch , ▁Pr att ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁for ▁ 3 4 ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁at ▁Morris , ▁K ix M