Clifton Sprague

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

Biography

Sprague was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and attended the Roxbury Latin School. He entered the United States Naval Academy in 1914. There he was given the nickname "Ziggy". Due to the American involvement in World War I he graduated and received his commission as an ensign one year early, on June 28, 1917, finishing forty-third out of 199.

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