William served as a 1st Lt., U.S. Army during World War II. Service # O-389139. He was killed in action, and he was awarded the Purple Heart.
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-389139
William H. Cross is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Chittenden County, Vermont.
New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942 lists birth date of 20 Feb 1918 in Bombay, New York.
U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 has listings for him in the 1938, 1939 and 1940 editions of the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont "Ariel" yearbook. Middle name listed as Hazen.
https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1766316 lists he was commissioned a 1st Lieut. at Indiantown Gap, Pa, he left for England and Scotland. He was in the first landing at Oran, North Africa, November 8, 1942. He was killed in the Tunisian campaign on April 23, 1943. Received the Purple Heart for military merit.
***I would like to thank Northern Neighbors Find A Grave ID 47033135 for creating this memorial***
***I would like to thank Barb Destromp Find A Grave ID 46785064 for adding her gravesite photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Gregory A. Donaldson Find A Grave ID 47538048 for adding his photos to this memorial in addition to updating the middle name information on it***
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-389139
William H. Cross is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Chittenden County, Vermont.
New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942 lists birth date of 20 Feb 1918 in Bombay, New York.
U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 has listings for him in the 1938, 1939 and 1940 editions of the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont "Ariel" yearbook. Middle name listed as Hazen.
https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1766316 lists he was commissioned a 1st Lieut. at Indiantown Gap, Pa, he left for England and Scotland. He was in the first landing at Oran, North Africa, November 8, 1942. He was killed in the Tunisian campaign on April 23, 1943. Received the Purple Heart for military merit.
***I would like to thank Northern Neighbors Find A Grave ID 47033135 for creating this memorial***
***I would like to thank Barb Destromp Find A Grave ID 46785064 for adding her gravesite photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Gregory A. Donaldson Find A Grave ID 47538048 for adding his photos to this memorial in addition to updating the middle name information on it***
William served as a 1st Lt., U.S. Army during World War II. Service # O-389139. He was killed in action, and he was awarded the Purple Heart.
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-389139
William H. Cross is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Chittenden County, Vermont.
New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942 lists birth date of 20 Feb 1918 in Bombay, New York.
U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 has listings for him in the 1938, 1939 and 1940 editions of the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont "Ariel" yearbook. Middle name listed as Hazen.
https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1766316 lists he was commissioned a 1st Lieut. at Indiantown Gap, Pa, he left for England and Scotland. He was in the first landing at Oran, North Africa, November 8, 1942. He was killed in the Tunisian campaign on April 23, 1943. Received the Purple Heart for military merit.
***I would like to thank Northern Neighbors Find A Grave ID 47033135 for creating this memorial***
***I would like to thank Barb Destromp Find A Grave ID 46785064 for adding her gravesite photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Gregory A. Donaldson Find A Grave ID 47538048 for adding his photos to this memorial in addition to updating the middle name information on it***
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-389139
William H. Cross is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Chittenden County, Vermont.
New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942 lists birth date of 20 Feb 1918 in Bombay, New York.
U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 has listings for him in the 1938, 1939 and 1940 editions of the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont "Ariel" yearbook. Middle name listed as Hazen.
https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1766316 lists he was commissioned a 1st Lieut. at Indiantown Gap, Pa, he left for England and Scotland. He was in the first landing at Oran, North Africa, November 8, 1942. He was killed in the Tunisian campaign on April 23, 1943. Received the Purple Heart for military merit.
***I would like to thank Northern Neighbors Find A Grave ID 47033135 for creating this memorial***
***I would like to thank Barb Destromp Find A Grave ID 46785064 for adding her gravesite photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Gregory A. Donaldson Find A Grave ID 47538048 for adding his photos to this memorial in addition to updating the middle name information on it***
Inscription
"1st Lt William H Cross
1918 - 1943
Co. L 18th Infantry Regiment
1st. Infantry Division USA
Killed in Action
Tunisia, No. Africa
April 23, 1943"
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