Individual Details
Avis Gentra "Joe" PRATER USN (Ret.)
(10 Dec 1914 - 30 Jul 2009)
From obituary.
Events
| Birth | 10 Dec 1914 | Redtop, Polk Co., MO |  | ||
| Census | 1920 | Mooney Twp., Polk Co., MO | | ||
| Census | 1930 | Mooney Twp., Polk Co., MO | | ||
| Military | 1939 - 1966 | USN | | ||
| Living | 2007 | Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA | | ||
| Death | 30 Jul 2009 | Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA | |||
| Obituary | 3 Aug 2009 | Suburban Times | |  | |
| Marriage | Clarice |
Families
| Spouse | Clarice ( - 2009) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Solomon 'Gentry' "Gentra" PRATER (1887 - 1977) |
| Mother | Gola E. "Goldie" ELLISON (1889 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Hazel M. PRATER (1911 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Jesse E. "Jess" PRATER (1913 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Clesta M. PRATER (1916 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Maxie David "Max" PRATER twin (1918 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Maxine C. PRATER twin (1918 - 1986) |
| Sibling | William D. "Bill" PRATER (1919 - 1980) |
Notes
Birth
From: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 (Ancestry.com)Alternate Date: 10 Jan 1915
Census
Age 5Census
Age 15Military
He was in thirteen major war engagements. He was a veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He was also a Pearl Harbor survivor and served on the U.S.S. Nevada. Joe retired from the Navy in 1966.Living
From sister Clesta's obituary.Obituary
OnlineEndnotes
1. This obituary is undated and unattributed., http://www.mountainviewtacoma.com/runtime.php?SiteId=5386&NavigatorId=68601&ListType=past&start=200&StartLetter=P.