Leonard R. Prater, 62, of No. 9 N. Oberfell in Phillips, died Tuesday at his home.
An engineer for Phillips Petroleum Co. and a Phillips resident for 30 years, Mr. Prater was a veteran of WWII. He served in the Navy and received the Navy Cross.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Micki Mongold and Jane Prater, both of Houston; his mother, Mrs. Ilene Prater of Tulare, Calif.; two brothers, Ted of Spokane, Wash. and Harry of Tulare and one sister, Mrs. Florence Korte, also of Tulare.
Funeral services are pending with Alexander Funeral Directors.
(Published in Borger News Herald, May 21, 1980)
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Funeral services for Leonard R. Prater, 62, of No. 9 N. Oberfell in Phillips, will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Alexander Chapel of Memories. The Rev. Jack McKinney, Jr., a Baptist missionary, will officiate.
Burial will be in Westlawn Park Cemetery.
An engineer for Phillips Petroleum Co. and a Phillips resident for 30 years, Mr. Prater was a veteran of WWII. He served in the Navy and received the Navy Cross.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Micki Mongold and Jane Prater, both of Houston; his mother, Mrs. Ilene Prater of Tulare, Calif.; two brothers, Ted of Spokane, Wash. and Harry of Tulare and one sister, Mrs. Florence Korte, also of Tulare.
(Published in Borger News Herald, May 22, 1980)
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Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
Name Leonard R Prater
Gender Male
License Date 4 Feb 1942
License Place Nueces, Texas, USA
Marriage Place Texas, USA
Recording Date 6 Feb 1942
Recording Place Nueces, Texas, USA
Spouse Helen Lee
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Captain, US Navy WWII - 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.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Leonard Rolla Prater (NSN: 0-98436), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane of Torpedo Squadron NINETEEN (VT-19) attached to the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-16), while assigned to strike major Japanese Fleet Units on 25 October 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in the Philippine Islands. Lieutenant Prater skillfully and courageously piloted his aircraft in a torpedo attack on major units of a task force of the enemy fleet including aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers and destroyers. During the action he made a determined attack releasing his torpedo at close range on an enemy aircraft carrier. His skill and courage were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
An engineer for Phillips Petroleum Co. and a Phillips resident for 30 years, Mr. Prater was a veteran of WWII. He served in the Navy and received the Navy Cross.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Micki Mongold and Jane Prater, both of Houston; his mother, Mrs. Ilene Prater of Tulare, Calif.; two brothers, Ted of Spokane, Wash. and Harry of Tulare and one sister, Mrs. Florence Korte, also of Tulare.
Funeral services are pending with Alexander Funeral Directors.
(Published in Borger News Herald, May 21, 1980)
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Funeral services for Leonard R. Prater, 62, of No. 9 N. Oberfell in Phillips, will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Alexander Chapel of Memories. The Rev. Jack McKinney, Jr., a Baptist missionary, will officiate.
Burial will be in Westlawn Park Cemetery.
An engineer for Phillips Petroleum Co. and a Phillips resident for 30 years, Mr. Prater was a veteran of WWII. He served in the Navy and received the Navy Cross.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Micki Mongold and Jane Prater, both of Houston; his mother, Mrs. Ilene Prater of Tulare, Calif.; two brothers, Ted of Spokane, Wash. and Harry of Tulare and one sister, Mrs. Florence Korte, also of Tulare.
(Published in Borger News Herald, May 22, 1980)
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Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
Name Leonard R Prater
Gender Male
License Date 4 Feb 1942
License Place Nueces, Texas, USA
Marriage Place Texas, USA
Recording Date 6 Feb 1942
Recording Place Nueces, Texas, USA
Spouse Helen Lee
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Captain, US Navy WWII - 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.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Leonard Rolla Prater (NSN: 0-98436), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane of Torpedo Squadron NINETEEN (VT-19) attached to the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-16), while assigned to strike major Japanese Fleet Units on 25 October 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in the Philippine Islands. Lieutenant Prater skillfully and courageously piloted his aircraft in a torpedo attack on major units of a task force of the enemy fleet including aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers and destroyers. During the action he made a determined attack releasing his torpedo at close range on an enemy aircraft carrier. His skill and courage were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Leonard R. Prater, 62, of No. 9 N. Oberfell in Phillips, died Tuesday at his home.
An engineer for Phillips Petroleum Co. and a Phillips resident for 30 years, Mr. Prater was a veteran of WWII. He served in the Navy and received the Navy Cross.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Micki Mongold and Jane Prater, both of Houston; his mother, Mrs. Ilene Prater of Tulare, Calif.; two brothers, Ted of Spokane, Wash. and Harry of Tulare and one sister, Mrs. Florence Korte, also of Tulare.
Funeral services are pending with Alexander Funeral Directors.
(Published in Borger News Herald, May 21, 1980)
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Funeral services for Leonard R. Prater, 62, of No. 9 N. Oberfell in Phillips, will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Alexander Chapel of Memories. The Rev. Jack McKinney, Jr., a Baptist missionary, will officiate.
Burial will be in Westlawn Park Cemetery.
An engineer for Phillips Petroleum Co. and a Phillips resident for 30 years, Mr. Prater was a veteran of WWII. He served in the Navy and received the Navy Cross.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Micki Mongold and Jane Prater, both of Houston; his mother, Mrs. Ilene Prater of Tulare, Calif.; two brothers, Ted of Spokane, Wash. and Harry of Tulare and one sister, Mrs. Florence Korte, also of Tulare.
(Published in Borger News Herald, May 22, 1980)
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Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
Name Leonard R Prater
Gender Male
License Date 4 Feb 1942
License Place Nueces, Texas, USA
Marriage Place Texas, USA
Recording Date 6 Feb 1942
Recording Place Nueces, Texas, USA
Spouse Helen Lee
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Captain, US Navy WWII - 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.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Leonard Rolla Prater (NSN: 0-98436), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane of Torpedo Squadron NINETEEN (VT-19) attached to the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-16), while assigned to strike major Japanese Fleet Units on 25 October 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in the Philippine Islands. Lieutenant Prater skillfully and courageously piloted his aircraft in a torpedo attack on major units of a task force of the enemy fleet including aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers and destroyers. During the action he made a determined attack releasing his torpedo at close range on an enemy aircraft carrier. His skill and courage were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
An engineer for Phillips Petroleum Co. and a Phillips resident for 30 years, Mr. Prater was a veteran of WWII. He served in the Navy and received the Navy Cross.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Micki Mongold and Jane Prater, both of Houston; his mother, Mrs. Ilene Prater of Tulare, Calif.; two brothers, Ted of Spokane, Wash. and Harry of Tulare and one sister, Mrs. Florence Korte, also of Tulare.
Funeral services are pending with Alexander Funeral Directors.
(Published in Borger News Herald, May 21, 1980)
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Funeral services for Leonard R. Prater, 62, of No. 9 N. Oberfell in Phillips, will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Alexander Chapel of Memories. The Rev. Jack McKinney, Jr., a Baptist missionary, will officiate.
Burial will be in Westlawn Park Cemetery.
An engineer for Phillips Petroleum Co. and a Phillips resident for 30 years, Mr. Prater was a veteran of WWII. He served in the Navy and received the Navy Cross.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Micki Mongold and Jane Prater, both of Houston; his mother, Mrs. Ilene Prater of Tulare, Calif.; two brothers, Ted of Spokane, Wash. and Harry of Tulare and one sister, Mrs. Florence Korte, also of Tulare.
(Published in Borger News Herald, May 22, 1980)
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Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
Name Leonard R Prater
Gender Male
License Date 4 Feb 1942
License Place Nueces, Texas, USA
Marriage Place Texas, USA
Recording Date 6 Feb 1942
Recording Place Nueces, Texas, USA
Spouse Helen Lee
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Captain, US Navy WWII - 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.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Leonard Rolla Prater (NSN: 0-98436), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane of Torpedo Squadron NINETEEN (VT-19) attached to the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-16), while assigned to strike major Japanese Fleet Units on 25 October 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in the Philippine Islands. Lieutenant Prater skillfully and courageously piloted his aircraft in a torpedo attack on major units of a task force of the enemy fleet including aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers and destroyers. During the action he made a determined attack releasing his torpedo at close range on an enemy aircraft carrier. His skill and courage were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
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