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| Lt. Albert Prator was the co-pilot of the B-24 Betty-G in India. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81778492&ref=acom |
Albert Irvin Prator never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on October 29, 1917 in Arkansas. His parents Miles and Myrtie were also both born in Arkansas. His father worked as a laundress salesman and later a furniture store salesman. Albert had two older sisters, a younger sister and a younger brother who served in the Korean War. By 1940 Albert had completed three years of college and was working as an assembly clerk while living at home with his parents, brother and sisters.
He enlisted in the Army Air Forces on January 24, 1942. He became a second lieutenant in the 375th Bombardment Squadron, 308th Bombardment Group. The 308 BG was equipped with B-24 Liberators and assigned to the China-Burma-India theater of operation beginning in February 1943. It's main base was Kunming, China were it provided strategic bombardment support for the Chinese National Army.
On April 23, 1943 Lt. Prator was the co-pilot on the B-24 nicknamed Betty G. It crashed six miles from Chabau, India, probably due to carburetor icing. There were survivors, but Lt. Prator and two others died in the crash.
His grave is at Magnolia City Cemetery in Arkansas.
Albert Prator is the 300th of the fallen profiled so far. Thanks for your interest in reading the stories of Albert and the others so far this year.
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