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Clifton A. F. Sprague

Clifton Albert Frederick Sprague
Clifton Sprague.jpg
Nickname(s) "Ziggy"
Born (1896-01-08)January 8, 1896
Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
Died April 11, 1955(1955-04-11) (aged 59)
San Diego, California
Place of burial Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch Seal of the United States Department of the Navy.svg United States Navy
Years of service 1914–1951
Rank US-O9 insignia.svg Vice Admiral
Commands held Aircraft Squadron 3
USS Patoka (AO-9)
USS Tangier (AV-8)
USS Wasp (CV-18)
Carrier Division 25
Carrier Division 26
Carrier Division 2
Navy Air Group 1.6
Carrier Division 6
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Navy Cross
Legion of Merit (4)

Vice Admiral Clifton Albert Frederick ("Ziggy") Sprague (January 8, 1896 – April 11, 1955) was a World War II-era officer in the United States Navy.

Sprague was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and attended the Roxbury Latin School, and the United States Naval Academy in June 1914. There he was given the nickname "Ziggy" (although no relation to Admiral Thomas L. Sprague, the two both attended the Naval Academy, later graduating from the same class). Due to the American involvement in World War I he received his commission as an ensign one year early on June 28, 1917, finishing forty-third out of 199. His wife was the sister of The Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald.

His first assignment was on the gunboat Wheeling (PG-14) where he served as Gunnery Officer, Communications Officer, Navigator, and Executive Officer. Wheeling served as a convoy escort in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during the war. While assigned to Wheeling he was promoted to lieutenant (junior grade) and lieutenant. After the war in October 1919, Sprague was assigned as the reserve Commanding Officer of the destroyer Manley (DD-74) for two months. Thereafter he was assigned to the new battleship Tennessee (BB-43) and served as 6th Broadside Battery Officer for one year.


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