Individual Details

2nd Lt. Charles Benjamin "Bennie" PRATHER Jr., USMC

(2 Feb 1921 - 2 Mar 1944)

Events

Birth2 Feb 1921Miami Co., IN
Census1930Bunker Hill, Miami Co., IN
Military27 Mar 1939enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps
Census1940in U.S. Marine Corps, Stafford Co., VA
Death2 Mar 1944killed in action - Makin, Gilbert Is.
Obituary30 Oct 1944Tribune - Kokomo, Howard Co., IN
Burial5 Nov 1944Galveston Cemetery, Galveston, Cass Co., IN

Families

ChildDonald A. PRATHER (1937 - 1937)
FatherCharles Ruben "Charlie" PRATHER (1895 - 1980)
MotherDenzil Emaline GWINN (1895 - 1986)
SiblingEmma Beatrice PRATHER (1917 - 1995)
SiblingLiving
SiblingCedric 'Lee' "Cid" PRATHER (1925 - 2012)

Notes

Birth

From gravestone.

Census

Age 9, shown as "Bennie".

Census

Age 19

Death

From gravestone.

Burial

From obituary.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19933513.