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Major Kailas Prasad (Yadav), Special Service Medal (SSM) (25 July 1951 – 6 Nov 2020) was a retired officer of the Indian Army who was known for his audacious courage and leadership in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) since he joined Army in Sep 1970. Early life: Kailas was born on 25 July 1951 in Kharakpur, Barohi Fatehpur village, Sagri tehsil, in the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. He was born to Shivnayak Yadav, a poor former living in kharakpur, Barohi Fatehpur, Bilariyangaj. He was the only son in his family. He was educated at Shrimati Tapeshwari Devi Jaiswal Inter College, Sardaha, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He was always a top-ranked holder in his school and college and had a keen interest in farming and sports like kabaddi in particular. He did his Diploma Engineering in Electronics during his Army service from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He was the only candidate selected from a total of 88 candidates during his Services Selection Board (SSB) interview at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Military career: He was graduated from Officers Training Academy (OTA), Madras in 1991 and commissioned as Lieutenant into the Army base workshop in Kapurthala, Punjab. He was the commanding workshop officer of several Army Base Workshops and EME Centers in Meerut, Agra, Secundrabad, Baramulla, and Allahabad. Before becoming a commissioned officer and joining the Army base workshop as a commanding workshop officer in Kapurthala, he served 20 years as a junior commissioned officer (JCO), Subedar/Nb Subsadar in various EME centers across India from 1970 to 1991. He was retired as a Major from 508 Army Base workshop, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh in 2003 after serving 34 years in the Indian Army.

Military Awards and Decoration: Special Service Medal, Sangram Medal, Sanya Seva Medal, 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal, 25th Independence Anniversary Medal, 30 Years Long Service Medal, 20 Years Long Service Medal, 9 Years Long Service Medal,

Personal life: His wife and other family members are living in the village, kharakpur, Barohi Fatehpur, Bilariyangaj Azamgarh. He has two son and three daughters, all are happily married and living in district Azamgarh. His younger son is a Scientist and living in the United States of America.