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SPRAGUE, Arthur R - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Canada -
Hometown
Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39577853 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
12 November 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 46 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Raymond D. Sprague (father)
Mary B. (Simmons) Sprague (mother)
Ralph J. Sprague (brother)
Alice G. Sprague (sister)
More information
Pvt Arthur R. Sprague attended high school for two years and was a construction worker before he enlisted at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California on 1 March 1944.On 12 November he was reported seriously wounded in action when M Company crossed the Nied river at Saint-Epvre in France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Emmanuel Vincent