Intrepid (CV 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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iciggiii 11 In 19l+O, ne reported to the U.S.S. R,g,sfg,j1 as Qxecutive Officer i Ig 19L,1, Captain Sprague placed the U.S.S. POCOZIOIE in com- AL F ' 3,1435 promoted to the rank: of Commander. nission as Couianding Officer. The POCOIZOICB was the first of the large seaplane tenders converted form a c-3 class hull. Dur- ing his tour oi' duty in the POCO1 1023, he was .promoted to the rank of Captain. S.S. CiT.i.2G-Iii in comssion as Captain Sprague placed tile U. Conanding Officer. in l9L,l. Having served in the first 'forld Tar, Captain Sprague holds the iiorldffar victory medal, as well as the jnnericen Defense medal and the American Theatre of Operations riedal. sf g Appendix I, P559 3

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is assistant air officer. Short1y'aftermards, he be later assigned to Aircraft Observation Squadron rwo This on, equiped with the old DH type airplanes, was the first tm employed for air spotting of surface 5unfire. Returning to Pensacola in 1923, Captain Sgrague tgok congand squadron one, and later becane senior souadron conhander in charg the flight school. A In 1926, he served aboard the U.S.S. K.2YLaYD as senior aviator In 1928 he was assigned to the Taval Air Station, San Diego, Structural and Engineer Officer. As Coinanding, Officer of Scouting, Squadron 6, Captain Sprague eturned to sea duty in 1931. In 1932 he becsrxe co.gn,-ander of the omnser Wing with additional duty on the staff of Rear Adniral 'illian Ii. Standley, then Commander Cruisers U. S. Fleet. A two year period, beainning, in 1931, at the fav? Yard, P11118- nt of the aeronautical Engineering Labora- 6 Slghia, as Superintende Dry was followed by his reporting to the U.S.S. SARATOGA in 193 cane air officer the same vessel. is In 1936, Captain Sprague reported to the U.S.3. LAKGLEY as T v A 'H lsator. W 'Returning to ?ensacola for the third tiige, he assumed duties l.f5Superiarendenth. of Aviation Traininls in 1937- DUI' this Period un ,gh ' 1. W z ,- gs, .V ' ,z , Wi? A . .' ' ,, . I - 74:-tg' T 2 II' 4'

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IJ TTL-LL ,- '-' Gautam 111111.11 Doa e Sample U 5 7 afatam Sar-vale was born ln Surralo, I W- ,D-- -a Ch 9 1 - .L pe son O1 V R Sarznvle, 'ww BrJ.:ad1e1 ennal-al, U S A Faure 3 eattended frade schools 1n Gluoage, Wllnols, Sn Lame ills 1 I 801111, and 31901453119 31141 1- Savile, -A'- 'aS'1r11-'tof1, and ln t me 7311111 3711195 0h5C1ilS hlgh scrreol educatlon V1 me Lowell I-T' 1.11 School San ' ' .9 1511019001 am U19 V911 3--7619100 I-flllu f Instltute, Pos'-aell, :ew elco, and was afooernted to the -Tawal academy b5 Pres1dent 'loodrow ulson ln 1915 he was graduated wlth t' e class of 1919 on June 6 1918, was coraalssloned mnslgn on .Txme 7 ls subsequent oromotions areas follo-as Lreutenant lgmmlnr -trade! Seine-reel 21, 1918 1euten3nt,jTU9G 3, 1922, Lleutenam Cordrande , Jar1ua1v 5 1933 V lander, January 1, 1939 Caiotald, June 17 191, After graduatlon in 1916, Captarn Sam,p1e was Ordered to du V WCPOYBTS based on Queenstown, servlng ln the U S S. UID ' y ln European waters fi and U S S TILTCES. He remained on dui? vW0 and at half years after tue 'var during winch tme he 8 ecutlve duty ln the U ,Nga ,L,j,3, S.S PITTSBURGH, U S-S at I-5311311 Naval H8 OL .FJ , - Lu A: and as U.S. Naval Representatlve -'J V ' July 192 1 5, soar .ARD ln , qua , .. ,ftefS.,1PQ1a, Italy. Fe joined the J.S. Q 4 p, , -4 4342 f.- Q ,W ,. ,JV Q . -1- jak- 5' . g- I f 1 Aw , x , -H, Ln . I