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Personal info

Full name
PRATHER, Edward Franklin
Date of birth
7 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Jasper, Hamilton County, Florida
Hometown
Suwannee County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34539806
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
Frechen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 12 10

Immediate family

Members
Robert A. Prather (father)
Emma (Zipperer) Prather (mother)
Rossie Prather (brother)

More information

Pvt Edward F. Prather enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 12 January 1943.

He attended high school for 1 year and worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Miller Family Tree, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 28th Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet