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Sprague Carroll C.

Monuments

SB-17 G Crash

 

Name:
Carroll C. Sprague
Rank:
Corporal
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Date of Death:
1948-01-30
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Cemetery:
Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Maine
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On January 30th, 1948, at 1254, once the C-47’s wreck was confirmed, Corporal Carroll C. Sprague took off as press photographer aboard an American SB-17, two days out from Germany, in order to overfly the area and crashed as well. The only survivor was rescued by a German POW.