Individual Details
Lovell E. PRATER
(11 Jun 1930 - 14 Nov 1952)
Events
| Birth | 11 Jun 1930 | Randolph Co., Ark |  | ||
| Census | 1940 | Demun, Randolph Co., Ark | | ||
| Military | 1952 | U.S. Army 14th Combat Engineer Batallion - Korean War | | ||
| Death | 14 Nov 1952 | in plane crash during Korean War - North Korea | | ||
| Alt name | Lavelle PRATER | | |||
| Burial | Masonic Cemetery, Pocahontas, Randolph Co., Ark |  |
Families
| Father | Burrell "Burl/Burlie" PRATER (1882 - 1957) |
| Mother | Eva "Evie" BATES (1888 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
Gravestone shows just 1930.Census
Age 9, shown as "Lavelle".Military
On November 14, 1952, he was a passenger aboard a C-119C, "Flying Boxcar" from the 63rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 403rd Troop Carrier Group. The aircraft was enroute from Ashiya Air Base, Japan to Seoul, Korea when it crashed into Hill 683 near Cho-ok and about 15 miles east of Airfield K-19, killing all 44 servicemen on board. -- Find-A-Grave.Death
Gravestone shows just 1952.Alt name
From 1940 Census.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165074629/lovell-e_-prater#source.