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From: "Ralph POORE" <>
Subject: Re: [Alabama] RE: CROSS, Purple Heart Receipient?
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 10:45:12 -0600
In-Reply-To: <1a7.3e22602a.304b91c4@aol.com>


One word of caution about this database. Some facts could be in error. It
showed my dad as married with dependents at the time of his enlistment,
which wasn't true. My dad was still living with his parents when he
enlisted. Somehow something got mixed up.

So always double-check the facts.

Ralph


>From:
>To:
>CC:
>Subject: Re: [Alabama] RE: CROSS, Purple Heart Receipient?
>Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 19:54:44 EDT
>
>Info on Wilbur CROSS for those interested:
>This is his enlistement record (below) can search more if you want. The URL
>is:
>
>http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?file_id=3475&data_layout_id=494&;
>coll_id=null&table_id=893&tot_rec=1&pg=1&lmt=0&sort=rowid
>
>
>Column Title Value Meaning Notes
>ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 35271103 View
>NAME CROSS#WILBUR############ View
>RESIDENCE: STATE 53 OHIO View
>RESIDENCE: COUNTY 023 CLARK View
>PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 5340 FT HAYES COLUMBUS OHIO View
>DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 31 View
>DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 12 View
>DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41 View
>GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private View
>GRADE: CODE 8 Private View
>BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
>View
>
>BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA View
>FIELD USE AS DESIRED # View
>TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other
>emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or
>otherwise
>according to law View
>LONGEVITY ### View
>SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life View
>NATIVITY 53 OHIO View
>YEAR OF BIRTH 22 View
>RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 2 Negro, citizen View
>EDUCATION 0 Grammar school View
>CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 999 Undefined Code View
>MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents View
>COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men) View
>CARD NUMBER # View
>BOX NUMBER 0916 View
>FILM REEL NUMBER 3.338 View
>
>And:
>Not sure if this helps much but I have attached one of the pictures from
>the
>WWII Memorial site (burial: Florence American Cemetery). Link to cemetery:
>http://www.abmc.gov/fl_base.pdf
>
>The other picture reads:
>ID: 35271103
>Branch of Service: U.S. Army
>Hometown: Clark County, OH
>Status: KIA
>
>You can order Wilbur's military record by using the Standard Form 180
>(links
>below).
>Let me know how you fare.
>
>RC in Texas
>
>Honoree Hometown Service Source
>
>Wilbur Cross Clark County, OH U.S. Army National Archives
>
>Wilbur Cross OH U.S. Army ABMC Cemeteries
>
>
>http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/standard-form-180.html#sf
>
>http://www.archives.gov/research/order/standard-form-180.pdf
>
>http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/cemetery/search/pframe.asp?HonoreeID=6647
>61&popcount=2&tcount=2
>
>RC in Texas


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