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CROSS, Mathew S - Date of
birth
29 November 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32037350 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 10 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Stanley C. Cross (father)
Bessie Cross (mother)
Dorothy Cross (sister)
Iris (Windelen) Cross (wife)
More information
Cpl Mathew S. Cross graduated from Bennett High School and was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Company and was a member of the Naval Militia before he entered the service on 11 April 1941.He joined the New York State National Guard in 1936.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archive.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949; New York Records of the State National Guard, 1906-1954, Buffalo Evening News - 23 September 1943
Photo source: Findagrave.com / Des Philippet, Robert Garbacz