Name: Joseph Wayne Spraggins

Place of Birth: Montgomery, Alabama

Personal History: Newsman, worked for Associated Press, Houston Post, Houston Chronicle, New York Times, and then moved to Dallas to pioneer Ice Machine Company. Profited from sale to large corporation.

Place of Recruitment: Montgomery, Alabama (Volunteered)

Branch of Service: U.S. Navy & U.S. Marines

Class: SK 1/C, First Class 

Military Occupation: Storekeeper

Service History, Stateside or Abroad: February 1, 1943 - May 1946. Stateside and Pacific

Present Location: Murphy, Texas