Individual Details
Chester Spracklin
(19 Jul 1931 - 2 Jun 2012)
The Jordan Tribune, 19Jun1950
WATSON, PROUE, BOZARTH, AND SPRACKLIN ENLIST IN REGULAR ARMY FOR THREE YEAR PERIOD
C. Dean Watson, 17, Val C. Proue, 17, Bob Bozarth, 18, and Chester Spracklin, 19, all of Jordan enlisted in the Regular Army for a period of 3 years. They will take their basic training at Ft. Ord, Calif., near Monterey for 14 weeks after which time they will either receive specialized training or be sent overseas.
ARMY ENLISTEES TAKE BASIC AT FORT ORD
Rct.Val C. Proue, Chester Spracklin, and Bob Bozarth of Jordan have arrived at Fort Ord and will immediately begin their basic training with the Famous Fighting Fourth Infantry division.
At the completion of 14 weeks of training, the recruits will be permanently assigned or selected for a specialist school.
The Jordan Tribune, 16Nov1950
Home on 10 day furlough from Ft. Sam Huston, Texas, are Dean Watson and Chester Spracklin.
BIRTH-MILITARY-MARRIAGE-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: FGS completed by Chet and Vada
Spracklin in 1995; in possession of Art & Nancy Hawkinson.
MILITARY: U.S. Army from 20 Jun 1950 to 20 Jun 1953
Basic Training was at Fort Ord followed by medic training in San Antonio. He
was stationed in Toyko during the Korean War and made weekly trips to Korea
installing communication facilities and and de-activating mines.
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(Vada, 1995)
The kids are long gone from home and married with grown and almost grown
children of their own. We have three grandchildren and one great grandchild
which we enjoy immensely.
Chet is retired and doing whatever he wants to do and manages to stay busy
keeping everything together around here. We usually manage to spend some time
in Arizona each winter.
Vada is still working as an officer for the Port of Entry for the state of
Idaho and is kept busy on the roads around the state. May or may not retire in
four years depending on the mood when the time comes.
WATSON, PROUE, BOZARTH, AND SPRACKLIN ENLIST IN REGULAR ARMY FOR THREE YEAR PERIOD
C. Dean Watson, 17, Val C. Proue, 17, Bob Bozarth, 18, and Chester Spracklin, 19, all of Jordan enlisted in the Regular Army for a period of 3 years. They will take their basic training at Ft. Ord, Calif., near Monterey for 14 weeks after which time they will either receive specialized training or be sent overseas.
ARMY ENLISTEES TAKE BASIC AT FORT ORD
Rct.Val C. Proue, Chester Spracklin, and Bob Bozarth of Jordan have arrived at Fort Ord and will immediately begin their basic training with the Famous Fighting Fourth Infantry division.
At the completion of 14 weeks of training, the recruits will be permanently assigned or selected for a specialist school.
The Jordan Tribune, 16Nov1950
Home on 10 day furlough from Ft. Sam Huston, Texas, are Dean Watson and Chester Spracklin.
BIRTH-MILITARY-MARRIAGE-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: FGS completed by Chet and Vada
Spracklin in 1995; in possession of Art & Nancy Hawkinson.
MILITARY: U.S. Army from 20 Jun 1950 to 20 Jun 1953
Basic Training was at Fort Ord followed by medic training in San Antonio. He
was stationed in Toyko during the Korean War and made weekly trips to Korea
installing communication facilities and and de-activating mines.
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(Vada, 1995)
The kids are long gone from home and married with grown and almost grown
children of their own. We have three grandchildren and one great grandchild
which we enjoy immensely.
Chet is retired and doing whatever he wants to do and manages to stay busy
keeping everything together around here. We usually manage to spend some time
in Arizona each winter.
Vada is still working as an officer for the Port of Entry for the state of
Idaho and is kept busy on the roads around the state. May or may not retire in
four years depending on the mood when the time comes.
Events
| Birth | 19 Jul 1931 | Snow Creek, Garfield County, Montana | |||
| Marriage | Jan 1953 | Seguine, TX - Vada Harritt | |||
| Marriage | 17 Apr 2007 | Yuma, Ariz. - Dorothy Josephine Spracklin |  | ||
| Death | 2 Jun 2012 | Boise, Ada County, Idaho | |||
| Burial | 18 Aug 2012 | Jordan, Garfield County, Montana, Pioneer Cemetery | |||
| Divorce | Vada Harritt |
Families
| Spouse | Vada Harritt |
| Child | Terry Ann Spracklin |
| Child | Sherry Diane Spracklin |
| Child | Michael Lynn Spracklin |
| Spouse | Dorothy Josephine Spracklin |
| Father | Oliver Martin Spracklin (1903 - 1934) |
| Mother | Edna Louise Hollenbeck (1911 - 1960) |
Endnotes
1. Personal Knowledge.