Individual Details

Patrick 'Edwin' Mayer PRATHER

(17 Mar 1935 - 4 Apr 2019)

Events

Birth17 Mar 1935Englewood, Arapahoe Co., CO
Census1940Osceola, Clarke Co., IA
Marriage1956Living
Military1956pilot, U.S. Air Force
Death4 Apr 2019Ozark, Webster Co., MO
Obituarymemorial in High Flight

Families

SpouseLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherAsahel Glenn "Asel" PRATHER (1893 - 1951)
MotherMerle Leona YATES (1895 - 1986)
SiblingDonald Robert PRATHER (1923 - 1923)
SiblingRichard Glen Lincoln PRATHER (1926 - 1946)
SiblingJack Edward PRATHER (1930 - 1969)

Notes

Census

Age 5, shown as "Edwin".

Marriage

From husband's obituary.

Military

Ed earned his Air Force pilot wings, received his commission, and married Joan Camery in 1956.  He flew to various continents around the world, earning the Air Medal during operations in the Congo, and flying in Tennessee, France, Japan,  and North Carolina.  He dropped troops from the 82nd Airborne and sat alert near Iwo Jima supporting the nuclear alert mission in the Pacific theater in the 1950s.

Death

From obituary.