John G. Sproston

John G. Sproston ( - 8 June 1862) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Civil War. Sproston was born in Maryland and appointed to the Naval Academy in 1846. He served on the Pacific Station during the war with Mexico. During the Civil War, he served as commanding officer of Powhatan and as executive officer of Senneca. On 1 November 1861, during the battle for Port Royal, South Carolina, Sproston personally fired many of the 11-inch guns on board Senneca as the crew was new and untrained. Lt. Sproston was killed on 8 June 1862 while on a boat expedition to destroy a Confederate privateer in the St. John's River, Florida. USS Sproston (DD-173) was named for him. Sproston, John G. Sproston, John G.

 

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