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John Pitts Spence (June 14, 1918 – October 29, 2013) was an American diver for the United States Navy and World War II veteran who is widely credited as the country's first combat frogman. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Spence was the first enlisted man to be recruited into a clandestine group, operated by General William "Wild Bill" Donovan of the Office ...
John Spence may refer to: John Spence (frogman) (1918–2013), American World War II veteran, first American combat frogman John Spence (musician) (1969–1987), founding member of the band No Doubt
The word frogman first arose in the stage name the "Fearless Frogman" of Paul Boyton in the 1870s [1] and later was claimed by John Spence, an enlisted member of the U.S. Navy and member of the OSS Maritime Unit, to have been applied to him while he was training in a green waterproof suit. [2]
That’s when No Doubt co-founder and co-vocalist John Spence, who was about 5’8 with a thin build, sprang into action against the group of tough guys. “John Spence literally grabbed [our ...
John Spence, first American combat frogman [2] [3] David Stoliar, sole survivor of the Struma disaster; Conrad Stoltz, three-time XTERRA off-road triathlon champion; Byron A. Stover, businessman and state legislator; Mickey Tettleton, former Major League Baseball player; Andy Tillman, llama rancher, businessman, and author
Initially there was a lag in the unit's creation until President John F. Kennedy took office. Kennedy recognized the need for unconventional warfare, and supported the use of special operations forces against guerrilla activity. The Navy moved forward to establish its new special operations force and in January 1962 commissioned SEAL Team ONE ...
Created in 1957, the Danish Frogman Corps traces its lineage in World War II and the British special-operations units that fought the Germans and Italians in North Africa and Europe.
Clearance Diving Branch is the specialist diving unit of the Royal Australian Navy whose versatile role covers all spheres of military diving; Special Air Service Regiment is a dedicated special forces unit of the Australian Army that includes undertaking water operations with the emphasis of insertion onto land