Clifton A. F. Sprague

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Clifton A. F. Sprague was a U.S. Navy rear admiral and World War II carrier task group commander renowned for his leadership of "Taffy 3" during the Battle off Samar.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy admiral
World War II veteran
human
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
awardReceived Legion of Merit
Navy Cross NERFINISHED
Navy Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED
battle Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
Battle off Samar NERFINISHED
birthDate 1896-01-08
burialPlace Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
commanded Taffy 3 NERFINISHED
Task Unit 77.4.3 NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1955-04-11
educatedAt United States Naval Academy
era 20th century
familyName Sprague NERFINISHED
fullName Clifton Albert Frederick Sprague NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Albert NERFINISHED
Clifton NERFINISHED
Frederick NERFINISHED
hasNickname Ziggy NERFINISHED
hasRelative Thomas L. Sprague NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank rear admiral
militaryUnit Escort Carrier Task Group 77.4 NERFINISHED
notableFor command of escort carrier task unit "Taffy 3" at the Battle off Samar
defensive action against Japanese Center Force on 1944-10-25
leadership in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
use of destroyers and destroyer escorts in torpedo attacks against superior Japanese battleships and cruisers
occupation naval officer
partOf United States Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Dorchester, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath San Diego, California NERFINISHED
positionHeld carrier task group commander
relativeRelationship Thomas L. Sprague was his brother NERFINISHED
residence San Diego, California NERFINISHED
serviceEnd 1950
serviceNumber unknown
serviceStart 1917
shipNamedAfter USS Clifton Sprague (FFG-16) NERFINISHED

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Battle off Samar commander Clifton A. F. Sprague
Action off Samar U.S.Commander Clifton A. F. Sprague
Taffy 3 associatedWith Clifton A. F. Sprague