Louis D Cross

Military

Louis Cross served as a pilot with the 78th Fighter Group. Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 551FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF.

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

41-6345

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 78th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Texas, USA 19 June 1919

Enlisted

Houston, TX 4 March 1942

Based

16 February 1943 - 6 March 1944 Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Transferred

6 March 1944 Transferred to 551FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Dallas, TX 23 December 1996

Other

Promotion

Duxford, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
College Station, TX

Revisions

Date12 Oct 2018 08:19:50
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to service number, role, biography, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/60487704-louis-d-cross
https://www.fold3.com/record/84778580-louis-d-cross

Date24 May 2015 14:06:30
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to highest rank, role and biography
Sources

Combined two entries for Louis D Cross. This entry now includes information from the following source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132

Date27 Sep 2014 18:19:08
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list