Individual Details

Benny William PRATER

(13 Mar 1925 - 9 Aug 2009)

Events

Birth13 Mar 1925Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA
Baptism18 Aug 1939
Census1940Clearwater, Antelope Co., NE
MilitaryJul 1943 - Nov 1945U.S. Army - WWII
Marriage29 Oct 1947Grand Island, Hall Co., NE - Ruth KRUGER
Death9 Aug 2009Grand Island, Hall Co., NE
Burial14 Aug 2009Clearwater Cemetery, Clearwater, Antelope Co., NE
Obituarymemorial from Snider Funeral Home

Families

SpouseRuth KRUGER (1928 - 2018)
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FatherFrancis 'Ross' PRATER (1901 - 1938)
MotherMurna V. PATRAS (1902 - 1992)
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Notes

Birth

From obituary; Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942 (FamilySearch).

Baptism

From obituary.

Census

Age 15

Military

From obituary.  Benny enlisted in the United States Army in July of 1943. He took Basic Training at Fort McClellan, Alabama and was assigned to Company E of the 145th Infantry Battalion of the 37th Division. From January of 1944 to November 1945 he was in the South Pacific where he was on the islands of Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and Luzon. In February of 1945, he was awarded the bronze star for his actions in combat on Luzon.

Marriage

From wife's obituary.

Death

From obituary.

Burial

From obituary.