Major General (Retired) Thomas Levi Prather
Commission Class: 1962
Branch: Ordnance
MG Prather received a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Ordnance Corps in 1962 from Morgan State College. 1974, he received a Master of Science degree from the Florida Institute of Technology. His military schooling included the Armor Officer Basic Course, the Ordnance Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College. He held various command and staff positions in the United States, Germany, and Vietnam during his 33-year military career. Key commands were Commanding Officer, Tobyhanna Army Depot, and Commanding General, Troop Support Command. Key staff positions were Brigade Supply Officer, 198th Infantry Brigade, Vietnam; Captains' Assignment Officer, Ordnance Corps Branch; Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Logistics; Deputy Commander, 2nd Support Command; Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Armament and Munitions Command and Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Engineering, Army Materiel Command.