Herbert George Cross

Military

Assigned to 2BAD, 8AF USAAF. Customer of Freckleton snack bar, killed by crash of B-24J 42-50291 'Classy Chassis II'. Died non Battle (DNB)





Awards: GC, PH

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Classy Chassis II
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 832nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Warton airfield looking north, the Ribble Estuary is on the left, 22 June 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/255. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: BAD-2

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bristol, Sullivan County, TN 18 July 1913 Son of Geo A Cross.

Enlisted

Fort Oglethorpe, GA 12 February 1942 Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

Died

Freckleton, UK 23 August 1944 Customer of Freckleton snack bar, killed by crash of B-24J 42-50291 'Classy Chassis II'. Died non Battle (DNB)

Buried

25 August 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Based

Warton 23 August 1944 Assigned to 2BAD, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Shelby Hills Cemetery Bristol, Sullivan County, TN Re-Interred Shelby Hills Cemetery Bristol, Sullivan County, TN

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105691844/herbert-g-cross
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.