Chester Lambeth Sprague

1917 - 1982  (64 years)

• Name	Chester Lambeth Sprague  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	1 Nov 1917	Lamesa, Dawson Co., TX, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	TX, USA   [5]
  Irvin C. Sprague.,43.,1st marriage age 27.,TX Ora L. Sprague.,43.,1st marriage age 27.,TX Jack Sprague.,13.,--.,TX Chester Sprague.,12.,--.,TX Ted Sprague.,7.,--.,TX
  Military	Between 24 Sep 1940 and 3 Aug 1945	World War II   [2]
  	U. S. Army
  	(Served in 2nd Infantry Division in Europe., honorablydischarged as a Technician Fourth Grade.)
  Died	9 Aug 1982	San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Buried	Cemetery No. 3, Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX, USA   [3]
  Notes	From Charles Sprague, correspondent, note of August 11, 2011 Chester graduated from Tulia High School in 1936.  InSep. 1940, he enlisted in the U.S. Army.  In Jun. 1941he was promoted to corporal and was assigned to the 38thInfantry Service Company at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. In Jan. 1942, he was a member of the 8th Army Corps at CampBowie, Brownwood, Texas. He was transferred to Fort KnoxKentucky in March of 1942 and back to Fort Sam Houston inJuly of that same year.  April 1943, he was at CampMcCoy, Wisconsin and held the rank of Tech Sergeant. In Oct. 1943 he was sent to the European Theatre ofOperations as a member of the 9th Army and served in thefollowing campaigns:  Northern France, Normandy,Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennese.  He wasdischarged in Aug. 1945. [4, 6]
  Person ID	I130907	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Irvin Curry Sprague,   b. 28 Apr 1886, Dawes Co., NE, USA ,   d. 20 Feb 1964, Tulia, Swisher Co., TX, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Ora Lee Heath,   b. 24 Apr 1886, Cleburne, Johnson Co., TX, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 1971, Tulia, Swisher Co., TX, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1914	Pecos, Reeves Co., TX, USA   [1]
  	Marriage was officiated by Homer L. Magee. [3]
  Family ID	F47571	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F47573	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Nov 1917 - Lamesa, Dawson Co., TX, USA Census - 1930 - TX, USA Died - 9 Aug 1982 - San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1716] Correspondent: Sprague, Harry G. [S3782] Correspondent: Sprague, Charles, Note of November 1st, 2002. [S1717] Correspondent: Sprague, Charles Edward, note of February 12, 2009. [S1717] Correspondent: Sprague, Charles Edward, note of August 11, 2011. [S16] Census Records, 1930 TX, as provided by Paula Rigano-Murray, correspondent,note of August 22nd, 2004. [S1717] Correspondent: Sprague, Charles Edward, note of September 6, 2011.