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CROSS, Lester Grady - Date of
birth
27 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Surgoinsville, Hawkins County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34921968 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Manoncourt-sur-Seille, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 78 |
Immediate family
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Members
John M. Cross (father)
Ida L. (Greer) Cross (mother)
Orval Cross (brother)
L.B. Cross (brother)
Lucille Cross (sister)
Tivus F. Cross (half-brother)
Anna E. Cross (half-sister)
Clay Cross (half-brother)
Mary L. Cross (half-sister)
Ollie C. (Carpenter) Cross (wife)
James E. Cross (son)
More information
Pfc Lester G. Cross worked on his grandfathers farm before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 30 December 1942.He is also remembered in Oak Hill Memorial Park in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Tennessee Marriage Records, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Donna Brummett