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SPRAGUE, Seth Jr - Date of
birth
2 February 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-544266 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
C Company,
47th Tank Battalion,
14th Armored Division,
3rd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
Rittershoffen, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 16 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Seth Sprague (father)
Evelyn F. (Cushing) Sprague (mother)
Anne Sprague (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Seth Sprague Jr. attended college for two years before he volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 12 April 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / AG White Tree, www.findagrave.com, http://14thad.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Norwich University, Vermont Yearbook 1947