Background
Spragins, Robert L. was born on November 12, 1890 in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Son of Robert Elias and Susan Patton (Echols) Spragins.
Spragins, Robert L. was born on November 12, 1890 in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Son of Robert Elias and Susan Patton (Echols) Spragins.
Educated University of Alabama, 1906-1907. University of Virginia, 1908-1909. Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1913.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, Infantry, 1913, advanced through grades to major general, 1943. Retired, August 1945.
Married Marguerite Stephens Van Vliet, January 27, 1915. Children: Robert Beirne, Charles Echols, Stewart Van Vliet.