Gerald Howard Cross

Military
media-56323.jpeg UPL 56323 Alfred Cohn and crew. 392BG.

Rear L-R: Alf Cohn (P), Del Runyon (CP), Ukn (B), Ray Flugel (N).

Front L-R: Jerry Cross (Eng), 'Dino' Nogales (WG), Myron Kincaid (RO), Will Korpi (WG), Walt Avery (TG), Bill Norton (NG).

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 56323 - Alfred Cohn and crew. 392BG. Rear L-R: Alf Cohn (P), Del Runyon (CP), Ukn (B), Ray Flugel (N). Front L-R: Jerry Cross (Eng), 'Dino' Nogales...

Assigned to 577BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew aboard B-24 Silver Streak. Alfred Cohn crew. ETD





Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Alfred Jerome Cohn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13121238 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-95040

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Silver Streak
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

5 September 1920

Died

28 January 1997

Buried

Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California

Based

Wendling Assigned to 577BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.b-24.net/aircrew/cnames.html

Gerald Howard Cross: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 56294 - B-24 42-95040 'Silver Streak', 577BS, 392BG Rear L...

Object number: UPL 56297 - B-24 42-95040 'Silver Streak', 577BS, 392BG. With...

Object number: UPL 56323 - Alfred Cohn and crew. 392BG. Rear L-R: Alf Cohn (P...