Intrepid (CV 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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early in l92l, cruised in her to the Asiatic Station via the Canal. He was transferred to the U.S.S. UILLLIIGE03 in , 1922, and from that snig to the U.S.S. Joan D. BD ARDS .ay of tnat year. After Captain Sample's return to tae United States in Decem- , 1922, ne was ordered to the faval Air Station, Tensacola, UBL or da, for flight training, reporting on January A, l923. He as desi nated Naval Aviator on June 23, of that year and detached h1Seote4oer Aft6P two months in the faval Unit, Edgewood Arsenal 'v . ..IG1fT I,-'lagsllif I c1evood,.uaryland, he regorted to the U.3.S in Scouting Stuadron ircra t Souadrons, Scouting Fleet, for duty F LJ In November, l92b, he was assigned to duty in Observation wguadron 3, attached to the Light Cruisers and served in that +smmdron based consecutively on the U.S.S. RnLgIGX and the U.S.S. fi 12, has in until lay, l93l, he served i l932. Following ef?IC1.O'D r,,, fini Captain Sample was stationed at Pensacola fron January, l926, tiitil July, l928. 'From Aucust, l925, is cnsecutivelv in observation Squadron Three based on the U.S.S. 2 if YOQ , and in Scouting Squadron Two based on the SARATOGA. He if fs teneral Inspectpr of Iaval Airczaft, Central District, Tright gsld, Dayton, Chic, from June, 1931, Ultil June' , fla Secretary on the staff of the late EQ? duty he was aide and S F, . le ' ' 43 M14 A . ' , A A