Individual Details
Leonard Rolla PRATER
(11 Oct 1917 - 20 May 1980)
Events
| Birth | 11 Oct 1917 | Avon, Eagle Co., CO |  | ||
| Census | 1920 | Minturn, Eagle Co., CO | | ||
| Census | 1930 | Boulder, Boulder Co., CO | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Tulare, Tularre Co., CA | | ||
| Marriage | Aft 1940 | Mary Helen LEE | |||
| Military | Ca 1945 | Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy - WWII | | ||
| Death | 20 May 1980 | at home - Phillips, Hutchinson Co., TX | | ||
| Obituary | 21 May 1980 | News Herald - Borger, Hutchinson Co., TX | |||
| Burial | 23 May 1980 | Westlawn Memorial Park, Borger, Hutchinson Co., TX |  |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Helen LEE (1914 - 1975) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Rolla Curtis PRATER (1883 - 1963) |
| Mother | Irene Victoria WINDSOR (1888 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Homer Curtis PRATER (1912 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Florence Helen PRATER (1913 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Harry Vincil PRATER (1916 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Earl Windsor PRATER (1919 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Theodore L. "Ted" PRATER (1927 - 1982) |
Notes
Birth
From grave plaque; SSDI.Census
Age 3-8/12Census
Age 12Census
Age 22, living with parents.Military
From grave plaque. Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane of Torpedo Squadron Nineteen (VT-19) attached to the U.S.S. LEXINGTON - He was awared the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in the Philippine Islands.Death
From: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 (Ancestry.com); obituary; grave plaque; SSDI shows just May 1980.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50467157.