Killed in Action during the Korean War.
Sergeant Cruce was a member of the 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 23, 1951. Sergeant Cruce was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
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Published Friday, January 4, 1952 (Newspaper name not included in the clipping)
Another 45th Soldier Killed
Another 45th division soldier has been killed and two wounded in action, Korean casualty lists disclosed Thursday.
Dead is Sgt. James W. Cruce, 24-year-old son of Mrs. Mary Cruce of Davis. She was notified in a defense department telegram Thursday. No details of his death were given.
His mother said he was with a heavy mortar company in the 180th regimental combat team.
Oklahoma Thunderbirds on Thursday's casualty list were Sgt. Billy K. Outland, husband of Mrs. Reta G. Outland of Shawnee, and PFC Vincent Medina, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marical Medina, Tonkawa.
The names boosted the known 45th casualties to five wounded or injured and two killed.
Outland suffered two broken legs below the knees December 18. His wife said he had been in Korea since November 25. Outland is now hospitalized in Tokyo.
PFC Joseph T. Hainta, son of Mr. and Mrs. Taft Hainta, Carnegie, also has been wounded in Korean action. Hainta is with another army unit.
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Published in The Davis News on Jan. 3, 1952; Reprinted with permission
Davis Serviceman Sgt. James W. Cruce Killed in Korea
A telegram from the War Department Saturday announced that Sgt. James. W. Cruce, son of Mrs. Mary Cruce of this city, was killed in action in Korea on Dec. 23. Details are to be given later.
Sgt. Cruce, age 24, was with a heavy mortar company of the 45th Division. He left New Orleans the latter part of March for Japan where he was in training until recently, when the Division was moved to the front to relieve other troops. They landed in Korea Dec. 6th.
A resident of Davis for many years, Sgt. Cruce was well known. Besides his mother, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Willard Warren (Lula Belle) and a brother, Roland (Cotton) Cruce, both of Davis; a half brother, Marvin W. Cruce, Fort Worth, and his father, T. M. Cruce, Lubbock, Texas.
Sgt. Cruce is the second Davis man in the 45th Division to lose his life. Pvt. John Hunnicutt was killed in a truck accident in Japan last July.
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Printed in The Davis News on Feb. 28, 1952; Reprinted with permission
Services Sunday For
Sgt. James Cruce,
Killed in Korea
Mrs. Mary Cruce has been notified by the War Department that the body of her son, Sgt. James W. Cruce reached San Francisco Feb. 18th and will arrive in Davis Friday, Feb. 29th at 10:54 a.m.
Services have been set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Church of Christ, the pastor, P. E. Traylor officiating. Interment in Green Hill cemetery.
Military ceremony will be conducted at the graveside.
Sgt. Cruce, 24, was killed in action in Korea on Dec. 23rd. He was a member of a heavy mortar company, 180th Infantry, 45th Division, and his death was caused by the explosion of a mine.
With the 45th Division he left New Orleans last March for Japan, landing in Korea Dec. 6th and was killed 15 days later.
Besides his mother he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Williard Warren and a brother, Roland (Cotton) Cruce, both of Davis' a half brother, Marvin W. Cruce, Fort Worth, and his father, Thos. M. Cruce, Lubbock, Texas.
Bahner Funeral Home Record
Sgt. James C. Cruce
Born in Granberry, Texas
Father: Thomas Monroe Cruce
Mother: Mary Serene Joiner
Sergeant Cruce was a member of the 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 23, 1951. Sergeant Cruce was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
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Published Friday, January 4, 1952 (Newspaper name not included in the clipping)
Another 45th Soldier Killed
Another 45th division soldier has been killed and two wounded in action, Korean casualty lists disclosed Thursday.
Dead is Sgt. James W. Cruce, 24-year-old son of Mrs. Mary Cruce of Davis. She was notified in a defense department telegram Thursday. No details of his death were given.
His mother said he was with a heavy mortar company in the 180th regimental combat team.
Oklahoma Thunderbirds on Thursday's casualty list were Sgt. Billy K. Outland, husband of Mrs. Reta G. Outland of Shawnee, and PFC Vincent Medina, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marical Medina, Tonkawa.
The names boosted the known 45th casualties to five wounded or injured and two killed.
Outland suffered two broken legs below the knees December 18. His wife said he had been in Korea since November 25. Outland is now hospitalized in Tokyo.
PFC Joseph T. Hainta, son of Mr. and Mrs. Taft Hainta, Carnegie, also has been wounded in Korean action. Hainta is with another army unit.
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Published in The Davis News on Jan. 3, 1952; Reprinted with permission
Davis Serviceman Sgt. James W. Cruce Killed in Korea
A telegram from the War Department Saturday announced that Sgt. James. W. Cruce, son of Mrs. Mary Cruce of this city, was killed in action in Korea on Dec. 23. Details are to be given later.
Sgt. Cruce, age 24, was with a heavy mortar company of the 45th Division. He left New Orleans the latter part of March for Japan where he was in training until recently, when the Division was moved to the front to relieve other troops. They landed in Korea Dec. 6th.
A resident of Davis for many years, Sgt. Cruce was well known. Besides his mother, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Willard Warren (Lula Belle) and a brother, Roland (Cotton) Cruce, both of Davis; a half brother, Marvin W. Cruce, Fort Worth, and his father, T. M. Cruce, Lubbock, Texas.
Sgt. Cruce is the second Davis man in the 45th Division to lose his life. Pvt. John Hunnicutt was killed in a truck accident in Japan last July.
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Printed in The Davis News on Feb. 28, 1952; Reprinted with permission
Services Sunday For
Sgt. James Cruce,
Killed in Korea
Mrs. Mary Cruce has been notified by the War Department that the body of her son, Sgt. James W. Cruce reached San Francisco Feb. 18th and will arrive in Davis Friday, Feb. 29th at 10:54 a.m.
Services have been set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Church of Christ, the pastor, P. E. Traylor officiating. Interment in Green Hill cemetery.
Military ceremony will be conducted at the graveside.
Sgt. Cruce, 24, was killed in action in Korea on Dec. 23rd. He was a member of a heavy mortar company, 180th Infantry, 45th Division, and his death was caused by the explosion of a mine.
With the 45th Division he left New Orleans last March for Japan, landing in Korea Dec. 6th and was killed 15 days later.
Besides his mother he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Williard Warren and a brother, Roland (Cotton) Cruce, both of Davis' a half brother, Marvin W. Cruce, Fort Worth, and his father, Thos. M. Cruce, Lubbock, Texas.
Bahner Funeral Home Record
Sgt. James C. Cruce
Born in Granberry, Texas
Father: Thomas Monroe Cruce
Mother: Mary Serene Joiner
Killed in Action during the Korean War.
Sergeant Cruce was a member of the 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 23, 1951. Sergeant Cruce was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
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Published Friday, January 4, 1952 (Newspaper name not included in the clipping)
Another 45th Soldier Killed
Another 45th division soldier has been killed and two wounded in action, Korean casualty lists disclosed Thursday.
Dead is Sgt. James W. Cruce, 24-year-old son of Mrs. Mary Cruce of Davis. She was notified in a defense department telegram Thursday. No details of his death were given.
His mother said he was with a heavy mortar company in the 180th regimental combat team.
Oklahoma Thunderbirds on Thursday's casualty list were Sgt. Billy K. Outland, husband of Mrs. Reta G. Outland of Shawnee, and PFC Vincent Medina, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marical Medina, Tonkawa.
The names boosted the known 45th casualties to five wounded or injured and two killed.
Outland suffered two broken legs below the knees December 18. His wife said he had been in Korea since November 25. Outland is now hospitalized in Tokyo.
PFC Joseph T. Hainta, son of Mr. and Mrs. Taft Hainta, Carnegie, also has been wounded in Korean action. Hainta is with another army unit.
~~~~~
Published in The Davis News on Jan. 3, 1952; Reprinted with permission
Davis Serviceman Sgt. James W. Cruce Killed in Korea
A telegram from the War Department Saturday announced that Sgt. James. W. Cruce, son of Mrs. Mary Cruce of this city, was killed in action in Korea on Dec. 23. Details are to be given later.
Sgt. Cruce, age 24, was with a heavy mortar company of the 45th Division. He left New Orleans the latter part of March for Japan where he was in training until recently, when the Division was moved to the front to relieve other troops. They landed in Korea Dec. 6th.
A resident of Davis for many years, Sgt. Cruce was well known. Besides his mother, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Willard Warren (Lula Belle) and a brother, Roland (Cotton) Cruce, both of Davis; a half brother, Marvin W. Cruce, Fort Worth, and his father, T. M. Cruce, Lubbock, Texas.
Sgt. Cruce is the second Davis man in the 45th Division to lose his life. Pvt. John Hunnicutt was killed in a truck accident in Japan last July.
~~~~~
Printed in The Davis News on Feb. 28, 1952; Reprinted with permission
Services Sunday For
Sgt. James Cruce,
Killed in Korea
Mrs. Mary Cruce has been notified by the War Department that the body of her son, Sgt. James W. Cruce reached San Francisco Feb. 18th and will arrive in Davis Friday, Feb. 29th at 10:54 a.m.
Services have been set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Church of Christ, the pastor, P. E. Traylor officiating. Interment in Green Hill cemetery.
Military ceremony will be conducted at the graveside.
Sgt. Cruce, 24, was killed in action in Korea on Dec. 23rd. He was a member of a heavy mortar company, 180th Infantry, 45th Division, and his death was caused by the explosion of a mine.
With the 45th Division he left New Orleans last March for Japan, landing in Korea Dec. 6th and was killed 15 days later.
Besides his mother he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Williard Warren and a brother, Roland (Cotton) Cruce, both of Davis' a half brother, Marvin W. Cruce, Fort Worth, and his father, Thos. M. Cruce, Lubbock, Texas.
Bahner Funeral Home Record
Sgt. James C. Cruce
Born in Granberry, Texas
Father: Thomas Monroe Cruce
Mother: Mary Serene Joiner
Sergeant Cruce was a member of the 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 23, 1951. Sergeant Cruce was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
~~~~~
Published Friday, January 4, 1952 (Newspaper name not included in the clipping)
Another 45th Soldier Killed
Another 45th division soldier has been killed and two wounded in action, Korean casualty lists disclosed Thursday.
Dead is Sgt. James W. Cruce, 24-year-old son of Mrs. Mary Cruce of Davis. She was notified in a defense department telegram Thursday. No details of his death were given.
His mother said he was with a heavy mortar company in the 180th regimental combat team.
Oklahoma Thunderbirds on Thursday's casualty list were Sgt. Billy K. Outland, husband of Mrs. Reta G. Outland of Shawnee, and PFC Vincent Medina, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marical Medina, Tonkawa.
The names boosted the known 45th casualties to five wounded or injured and two killed.
Outland suffered two broken legs below the knees December 18. His wife said he had been in Korea since November 25. Outland is now hospitalized in Tokyo.
PFC Joseph T. Hainta, son of Mr. and Mrs. Taft Hainta, Carnegie, also has been wounded in Korean action. Hainta is with another army unit.
~~~~~
Published in The Davis News on Jan. 3, 1952; Reprinted with permission
Davis Serviceman Sgt. James W. Cruce Killed in Korea
A telegram from the War Department Saturday announced that Sgt. James. W. Cruce, son of Mrs. Mary Cruce of this city, was killed in action in Korea on Dec. 23. Details are to be given later.
Sgt. Cruce, age 24, was with a heavy mortar company of the 45th Division. He left New Orleans the latter part of March for Japan where he was in training until recently, when the Division was moved to the front to relieve other troops. They landed in Korea Dec. 6th.
A resident of Davis for many years, Sgt. Cruce was well known. Besides his mother, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Willard Warren (Lula Belle) and a brother, Roland (Cotton) Cruce, both of Davis; a half brother, Marvin W. Cruce, Fort Worth, and his father, T. M. Cruce, Lubbock, Texas.
Sgt. Cruce is the second Davis man in the 45th Division to lose his life. Pvt. John Hunnicutt was killed in a truck accident in Japan last July.
~~~~~
Printed in The Davis News on Feb. 28, 1952; Reprinted with permission
Services Sunday For
Sgt. James Cruce,
Killed in Korea
Mrs. Mary Cruce has been notified by the War Department that the body of her son, Sgt. James W. Cruce reached San Francisco Feb. 18th and will arrive in Davis Friday, Feb. 29th at 10:54 a.m.
Services have been set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Church of Christ, the pastor, P. E. Traylor officiating. Interment in Green Hill cemetery.
Military ceremony will be conducted at the graveside.
Sgt. Cruce, 24, was killed in action in Korea on Dec. 23rd. He was a member of a heavy mortar company, 180th Infantry, 45th Division, and his death was caused by the explosion of a mine.
With the 45th Division he left New Orleans last March for Japan, landing in Korea Dec. 6th and was killed 15 days later.
Besides his mother he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Williard Warren and a brother, Roland (Cotton) Cruce, both of Davis' a half brother, Marvin W. Cruce, Fort Worth, and his father, Thos. M. Cruce, Lubbock, Texas.
Bahner Funeral Home Record
Sgt. James C. Cruce
Born in Granberry, Texas
Father: Thomas Monroe Cruce
Mother: Mary Serene Joiner
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