World War II Military Portrait of Corporal Oliver McKinley Sprouse of Frost, W.Va.
Title
World War II Military Portrait of Corporal Oliver McKinley Sprouse of Frost, W.Va.
Date
ca. 1944
Description
World War II military portrait of Corporal Oliver M. Sprouse of Frost, W.Va. Sprouse was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne serving in England, France, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Holland and St. John’s, Newfoundland. He was captured by the Germans in 1940 and rescued. Cpl. Sprouse returned to his family in Pocahontas County at the end of the war. in 1945 after five years of service. Oliver McKinley Sprouse died on May 25, 2005 at the age of 94. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Marlinton, W.Va.
Place
Unknown
Identifier
PHP004251
Rights
See Rights and Reproductions
Type
Still Image
Format
Photograph
Collection
Citation
“World War II Military Portrait of Corporal Oliver McKinley Sprouse of Frost, W.Va.,” PRESERVING POCAHONTAS: ~ Pocahontas County W. Va. ~ Digital Archive, accessed December 23, 2024, http://pocahontaspreservation.org/omeka/items/show/1226.