African American. Alaska Highway. Medical Detachment. Born: 28 November 1915, Madison County, AL. Died: 11 March 1955. Enlisted: 18 March 1941, Ft. McClellan, AL.
Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: farm laborer. His father was George M. Cross, a farm laborer and his mother was Julia Rondel Cross. He married Annie Pearl Holloway on 2 February 1946.
Pfc Cross was a member of the medical detachment assigned to the segregated 97th Engineers. They arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. The 97th Engineers built the northern section of the Alaska Highway. Both returned to Camp Sutton, NC September 1943 and their next assignment was Milne Bay, New Guinea, Philippines.
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