Individual Details

Roger Arthur William "Billy" PRATER

(6 Oct 1922 - 7 Feb 1997)

From father's obituary.

Events

Birth6 Oct 1922Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY
Census1930Nampa, Canyon Co., ID
Census1940Nampa, Canyon Co., ID
Military1941 - 1945U.S. Army Air Corps - WWII
Living1944Amarillo, Potter Co., TX
MarriageBef 1947Rosemary Burkston WHITAKER
Death7 Feb 1997Tarrant Co., TX
ObituaryStar Telegram - Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX

Families

SpouseRosemary Burkston WHITAKER (1923 - 1985)
ChildWilliam Roger "Billy" PRATER (1946 - 1996)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherBrice 'Arthur' PRATER (1893 - 1944)
MotherEmma May HODGES (1894 - 1963)
SiblingLiving
SiblingHelen E. PRATER (1916 - 1944)
SiblingJack Sherwood PRATER (1917 - 2000)
SiblingRichard 'Wayne' PRATER (1924 - 2003)

Notes

Census

Age 7

Census

Age 17, shown as "Billy".

Military

Wounded at Pearl Harbor; received the Purple Heart.