Individual Details
Maj. Gen. Richard Givens PRATHER USA (Ret.)
(6 Aug 1901 - 18 Jan 1988)
Events
| Birth | 6 Aug 1901 | Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY |  | ||
| Census | 1910 | Hickman, Fulton Co., KY | | ||
| Census | 1920 | Hickman, Fulton Co., KY | | ||
| Graduation | 1924 | U.S. Military Academy, West Point, Orange Co., NY | |||
| Living | 1924 | Hickman, Fulton Co., KY | | ||
| Marriage | 1927 | Elizabeth Lucile GOWAN | |||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Highlands (West Point), Orange Co., NY - Elizabeth Lucile GOWAN | | ||
| Military | Ca 1945 | U.S. Army 100th Division Chief of Staff - WWII | | ||
| Living | 1956 | Washington, DC | | ||
| Military | 1956 - 1961 | U.S. Army Chief of Counter Intelligence Corps, Commander of Army Intelligence Center - Ft. Holabird, MD | | ||
| Death | 18 Jan 1988 | Perry Point, Cecil Co., MD | | ||
| Obituary | 22 Jan 1988 | Sun - Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD | |||
| Burial | 22 Jan 1988 | Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC |  |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Lucile GOWAN (1908 - 1998) |
| Child | James Gowan PRATHER (1933 - 2022) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Elizabeth Lucile "Betty Lou" PRATHER (1940 - 2022) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | General PRATHER ( - 1988) |
| Father | Dr. Hugh Edward PRATHER MD (1878 - 1936) |
| Mother | Sue Elizabeth MURPHEY (1881 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Dr. Hugh Logan PRATHER II, MD (1903 - 1968) |
| Sibling | James Murphey PRATHER Sr. (1906 - 1956) |
Notes
Birth
From: gravestone; U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (Ancestry.com); Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910 (Ancestry.com)Census
Age 8Census
Age 19, living with parents.Living
From: U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (Ancestry.com)Census (family)
Richard G Prather Head M 37 KentuckyBetty Gowen Prather Wife F 31 Alaska
James G Prather Son M 7 Georgia
Marjorie Prather Daughter F 4 Hawaii
Betty Lou Prather Daughter F 0 New York
Julia MacDonald Brown F 20 District Of Columbia
Military
During World War II, he was Chief of Staff of the 100th Division of the U.S. 7th Army in Germany. He was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal for meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding service. He later became the Commanding General of the Alaskan Theatre and was promoted to the Chief of U.S. Army Intelligence, Camp Holobird, Baltimore, MD/ Chief of Civil Defense,Living
From brother's obituary. Administrator of the VA hospital there.Military
From obituary.Death
From gravestone.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61559394/richard-givens-prather#source.