I have not been able to find much about Prather, but one Navy document lists him as a lieutenant in the Navy Reserve, which surprised me a little. For a detailed account of the weather, bombings and naval attacks endured by PQ 13 and QP 11, obtain a copy of Ens. Rufus Brinn's Armed Guard voyage report. It can be found in the National Archives, code MR CRR, box 175. Good luck, Ed Newman
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