Individual Details

Robert Shelby PRATER

(27 Feb 1924 - 22 Jun 2010)

From mother's obituary.

Events

Birth27 Feb 1924Brainard, Floyd Co., KY
Census1930Floyd Co., KY
Census1940Floyd Co., KY
Military1943 - 1946U.S. Navty - WWII
Marriage26 Dec 1944Greenup, Greenup Co., KY - Bonita Jo ALCORN
Living1993Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI
Death22 Jun 2010Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI
Obituary23 Jun 2010News - Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI
BurialArlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC

Families

SpouseBonita Jo ALCORN (1928 - )
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherSherman PRATER (1898 - 1980)
MotherMary Ann "Molly/Mattie" SPARKS (1903 - 1997)
SiblingEuka "Eukie" PRATER (1922 - 1986)
SiblingLiving
SiblingLiving
SiblingHarry Lowell PRATER (1936 - 1993)
SiblingSherman J. "Dick/Dickie" PRATER Jr. (1938 - 1985)
SiblingDerral Ray PRATER (1940 - 2014)
SiblingLiving

Notes

Birth

From obituary; gravestone; Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999 (Ancestry.com).

Census

Age 16

Military

He was stationed aboard the USS Hoel DD 533. He took part in five major engagements. The last was the "Battle for Leyte Gulf", the second invasion of the Philippines. The Hoel was sunk 25 Oct 1944 during the battle. He spent between 54/56 hours in the water before he was rescued. He was wounded in action and awarded the Life Order of the Purple Heart, U.S. Presidential Citation and 5 Bronze Battle Stars -- from obituary; World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 (Ancestry.com)

Marriage

From both of their obituaries.

Living

From brother Harry's obituary.

Death

From obituary.

Burial

From obituary. There is also a cenotaph for him in Oak grave Cemetery, where his wife is buried.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55271862.

2. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93030226.