AIR COMMANDO 2 Sprague, Stanley George (Stan)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Sprague​

• FORENAME

Stanley George (Stan)​

• UNIT

602 Fighter Squadron (14 Air Commando Wing)​

• RANK

Major​

• NUMBER

504224258​

• DATE OF DEATH

12th September 1966​

• AGE

36​

• GRAVESITE

Victor Valley Memorial Park,Victorville,San Bernardino County,California​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Rapid City,South Dakota​

born 8.8.1930 Rapid City,South Dakota​

son of Louise (nee Sutter) and late (died 1964) Clarence Sprague​

husband of Barbara (nee Nilson) Sprague,Apple Valley,California (married 12.3.1956 Fairbanks,Alaska) (2 sons Steven and Mitchell)​

graduated Rapid City High School 1948​

graduated University of Omaha 1962​

enlisted South Dakota National Guard 29.9.1947​

216 Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company​

re-enlisted 1950-52 (Cpl)​

Aviation Cadet 18.7.1952​

Bryan AFB,Texas (pilot's wings and commissioned September 1953)​

Ladd AFB,Alaska​

McGhee-Tyson AFB,Tennessee​

Bunker AFB,Indiana​

602 FS 2.8.1966​

awards D.F.C.,Air Medal,Air Force Commendation Medal​

pilot​

A-1E Skyraider​

KIA - shot down over Sam Neua Province,Laos (North Vietnam in one report)​

body not recovered​

Honolulu Memorial,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing (Court A)​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 10E Line 89​

Black Hills National Cemetery,Sturgis,South Dakota memorial stone​

remains repatriated 13.9.1990​

remains identified 11.1.1991​

interred 14.2.1991​

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