Nate Platt
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Dublin Core
Title
Nate Platt
Subject
Platt, Nathan (1915-1986)
Soldiers - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait of Nathan “Nate” Platt in his U.S. Army uniform. The patch on his shoulder indicates he was part of the 29th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Blue and Grey Division.
Nathan Platt was born in Manhattan on May 17, 1915 to Charles and Rosa (Berliner) Platt, recent immigrants from Poland/Russia. The family was Jewish and spoke Hebrew at home. Both the 1920 and 1930 censuses recorded the family living in Paterson, New Jersey, where Nate’s parents worked as weavers in a silk mill. Nate was a teenager before he left there.
By 1940, the family had been living on Massanutten Street in Strasburg for at least the previous five years. Nate was 25 years old and attending NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. His father was the proprietor of a silk mill in Strasburg. By then, both of Nate’s parents were naturalized citizens and owned their home.
Nate enlisted in the U.S. Army in December 1942 and was discharged three years later. After the war, he married Adele Lober and together, they had a son, Steven Irving Platt, born in 1947, who later became a lawyer in Maryland.
Nate took over the ownership and management of the silk mill from his father. The silk mill employed many people in the Strasburg area during the decades it operated. The building still stands today and is the home of Strasburg’s Antiques Emporium at the intersection of Massanutten and King Streets.
Nathan Platt was born in Manhattan on May 17, 1915 to Charles and Rosa (Berliner) Platt, recent immigrants from Poland/Russia. The family was Jewish and spoke Hebrew at home. Both the 1920 and 1930 censuses recorded the family living in Paterson, New Jersey, where Nate’s parents worked as weavers in a silk mill. Nate was a teenager before he left there.
By 1940, the family had been living on Massanutten Street in Strasburg for at least the previous five years. Nate was 25 years old and attending NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. His father was the proprietor of a silk mill in Strasburg. By then, both of Nate’s parents were naturalized citizens and owned their home.
Nate enlisted in the U.S. Army in December 1942 and was discharged three years later. After the war, he married Adele Lober and together, they had a son, Steven Irving Platt, born in 1947, who later became a lawyer in Maryland.
Nate took over the ownership and management of the silk mill from his father. The silk mill employed many people in the Strasburg area during the decades it operated. The building still stands today and is the home of Strasburg’s Antiques Emporium at the intersection of Massanutten and King Streets.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by Graham Conner who remembered that his mother worked at the silk mill managed by subject's father.
Additional Sources: WWII Draft Registration card, Virginia Death Certificate, Find-A-Grave website, censuses, and the BIRLS data base.
Also, the Evening Star newspaper in Washington DC printed a list of those who passed the Maryland bar in 1975. Nate’s son’s name was listed there.
Also, the Evening Star newspaper in Washington DC printed a list of those who passed the Maryland bar in 1975. Nate’s son’s name was listed there.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
002319
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Nate Platt,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/26925.
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