James Franklin Cross
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 40963
Joined the 352nd FS 353FG 8th AAF 8/21/44
Personal Collection of 1st Lt. Billy Joe Murray
Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission, crashed near Altenau in P-51D 'Stasia' 44-15388 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10471
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tullahoma, TN | 28 December 1923 | Son of James Warren and Lucille [Elliott] Cross. |
Enlisted |
Memphis, TN | 7 October 1942 | Memphis, Tennessee |
Buried |
Altenau, Harz, Germany | 8 October 1942 | Interred Altenau, Germany |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Raydon | 20 August 1944 - 27 November 1944 | Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Raydon UK | 17 November 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Madgeburg, Germany | 27 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission, crashed near Altenau in P-51D 'Stasia' 44-15388 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10471 |
Shelby County, TN | |||
Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, TN | Re-Interred Memorial Park Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | |
Other Flight Training |
Stamford AAF, TX | Primary Flight - Stamford, Texas | |
Other Flight Training |
Greenville AAF, TX | Basic Flight - Greenville, Texas | |
Other Flight Training |
Eagle Pass AAF, TX | Advanced Flight - Eagle Pass, Texas |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10471 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list