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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
United States Navy
Years of service
1914–1951
Rank
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)
Clifton Albert Frederick "Ziggy" Sprague (January 8, 1896 – April 11, 1955) was a World War II–era officer in the United States Navy.
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...
USS CliftonSprague (FFG-16) was an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate of the United States Navy, the tenth ship of that class. She was...
northernmost of the three escort carrier groups under Rear Admiral CliftonSprague that comprised the only American forces remaining in the area. Composed...
[page needed] Kurita's force caught Rear Admiral CliftonSprague's Task Unit 77.4.3 ('Taffy 3') by surprise. Sprague directed his carriers to launch their planes...
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refueling while Taffy 3 (Task Unit 77.4.3, commanded by Rear Admiral CliftonSprague) was fighting for its life. Halsey returned to Samar with his two fastest...
before the SEALs conducted the water-drop rendezvous with the USS CliftonSprague. One of two C-130 cargo planes transporting the SEALs to their drop...
Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP) FFG-16 CliftonSprague 1981 Oliver Hazard Perry class Decommissioned: 2 June 1995. Disposed...
rendezvous of the SEALs with the four controllers waiting aboard the USS CliftonSprague off the Grenada coast went awry in bad weather. The weather as well...
three destroyers and four destroyer escorts, commanded by Rear Admiral CliftonSprague. Taffy 3 was intended to provide shore support and anti-submarine patrols...
USS Clark (FFG-11) USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13) USS Estocin (FFG-15) USS CliftonSprague (FFG-16) USS Flatley (FFG-21) USS Jack Williams (FFG-24) USS Gallery (FFG-26)...
1917–1918 USS Clifton (IX-184), a station tanker which served from 1945–1946 USS CliftonSprague (FFG-16), a guided missile frigate "Clifton II (No. 2080)"...
for his youth, good looks and impressive battle record "Ziggy" – CliftonSprague, US admiral in World War II "Zulu" - Albert Gerald Lewis South African...
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F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters (Lt. Cmdr. E.P. Aurand) Wasp (Capt. CliftonSprague) Air Group 14 (Cmdr. W.C. Wingard) 34 F6F Hellcat fighters (Lt. Cmdr...
Wadsworth Duncan Clark George Philip Samuel Eliot Morison Sides Estocin CliftonSprague John A. Moore Antrim Flatley Fahrion Lewis B. Puller Jack Williams...
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island's southwest coast. The recon team had sortied from the USS CliftonSprague to assess the condition of a 9,000-foot runway then under construction...