Belma Dair Prater

1906 - 1988  (81 years)

• Name	Belma Dair Prater
  Born	08 Dec 1906	Cross Cut, Brown Co., Tx.   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Apr 1988	Portland, Or.
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Person ID	I32348	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	John Roedolphus Prater,   b. 25 Oct 1881, Cross Cut, Brown Co., Tx. ,   d. 05 Mar 1959, Cross Cut, Brown Co., Tx.  (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Allie Louise Westerman,   b. 16 Aug 1884, Cross Cut, Brown Co., Tx. ,   d. 26 Aug 1971, Ablene, Tx.  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	25 Dec 1904	Cross Cut, Brown Co., Tx.
  Family ID	F16313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabell M. Campbell
  Children	1. Syliva Prater  [Natural]   2. Shirley Dair Prater  [Natural]   3. Bruce Stanley Prater  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F16316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Belma was at sea, with a carrier task force, delivering planes to Wake and Midway Islands, at the time Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. He was on the cruiser Astoria, on which he was later serving, when it was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island. He had earlier served on the battleship California and the Carrier Lexington. After the Astoria sinking, he was assigned to an AKA (attack transport), carring U.S. Marines to and from a number of island invasions. After W.W.II, he served on recruiting duty, until his retirement from the Navy. He was later a Security Guard at the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank in Portland, Or. and a Park Ranger with the State of Or., before his final retirement. He had been exposed to Asbestos, while serving in the Navy and eventually died of Asbestos Cancer.

  
  

• Sources

  [S65] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Belma Dare Prater; Male; Birth: 08 DEC 1906 Cross Cut, Brown, Texas; Death: 27 APR 1988; Father: John Rodolfus Prater; Mother: Allie Louise WESTERMAN; No source information is available.