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Richard
Givens
Prather
1901-08-06

–

1988-01-18

Born:

, 

Kentucky

Richard Prather graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1924. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    September 1950 – August 1961
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 30 (September 13, 1961)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Richard Givens Prather (ASN: 0-15698), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from September 1950 to August 1961.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    397th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    100th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1946
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Richard Givens Prather (ASN: 0-15698), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, 397th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1946.