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PRATHER, Quitman Dupree - Date of
birth
27 May 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Franklin County, Mississippi -
Hometown
McComb, Franklin County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34138517 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
Driver -
Unit
A Company,
31st Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
Cheminot, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 22 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Eugene Q. Prather (father)
Ethel (Leonard) Sullivan (mother)
Woodrow S. Prather (brother)
Thomas V. Sullivan (half brother)
Leonard J. Sullivan (half brother)
Margaret (Turnage) Prather (wife)
More information
T/4 Quitman D. Prather enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 3 February 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, https://www.7tharmddiv.org, www.newspapers.com - Enterprise-Journal - 3 March 1943
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Thomas Welsch