Arl Benjamin Cross
Military
Kneeling Left to Right: Clarence R. Bitner (BTG), Ray W. Detweiler (FE), Arl B. Cross (WG), Gabriel B. Chapra (RO), Wilfred B. Cullerne (TG)
This crew was involved in a mid-air collision on their 29th mission, on 23 March 1945 resulting in the deaths of Facteau, Bitner, and Cullerne as well as two other men not in the photo 95th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 45260 - Standing Left to Right: William N. Dunwoody (P), Max E. Burrows (CP), Paul L. Facteau (N), Arden L. Quesinberry (TOG) Kneeling Left to Right:...
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Buried |
Fort Smith, AR | 21 March 1919 | Ft. Smith National Cemetery Fort Smith, Arkansas Section: 27 Plot: 270 |
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Born |
Greenwood, AR | 18 July 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
Little Rock, AR | 18 November 1943 | |
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Other 95th BG Combat Tour |
Horham Airfield, UK | 30 November 1944 - 23 March 1945 | |
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Other Survived Mid Air Collision |
Campsea Ashe, Suffolk, UK | 23 March 1945 | |
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Died |
Fort Smith, AR | 18 March 2019 | Arl B. Cross, 93, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on March 18, 2019. He was born July 18, 1925 in the Palestine Community near Greenwood to Roy Cross and Maude Spessard Cross. Arl was a Sargent in the Army Air Corp during World War II. He was a member of the 95th Bomb Group Association. He loved to fly, read his bible and spend time with his family. Arl was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Clohie Cross and John Cross; one sister, Bonnie Cross; and one grandson, Jasper Burns. He is survived by his wife Doris; one son, Greg Cross and wife Susie of Barling; one daughter, Debby Hobbs of Fort Smith; one sister, Royce Coleman of Fort Smith; five grandchildren, Pete Hobbs, Katy Kehler, Ben Hobbs, Michelle Childers and husband Shedon, and Kevin Burns; five great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and friends. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php