Roger Bronson Cross (33902946)
| Name | Cross, Roger Bronson |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Army Serial # | 33902946 |
| State | Maryland |
| Date of death | 1945-01-11 |
| Plot, Row, Grave | D, 15, 8 |
| Cemetery | Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium , Google Maps |
| Unit | 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division |
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| Roger B Cross was born on 8 Jul 1916 in Chicago, Cook County, IL. His parents were Stephen Anthony Cross, who was born in Illinois, and Edna Marie Cross (nee Smith), who also was born in Illinois. Roger had a brother, James. Roger graduated from Roosevelt High School in Chicago in 1933 and is an Alumni of The University of Illinois. See here for more information. When Roger registered for the draft on 16 Oct 1940 in Chicago,he listed his residence as Hyattsville, Prince George’s County, MD, but he was working for his father’s law firm in Chicago. He joined the US Army on 7 Jan 1944 in Baltimore, MD, and was sent to Fort George G Meade in Maryland and joined the 83rd Infantry Division on August 16, 1944. |
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| 1944-08-16 | PVT | Assigned and joined from unknown unit as of August 16, 1944 | 745 | K / 329 | view page |
| 1944-11-03 | PVT | Promoted to Private First Class as of November 1, 1944 | K / 329 | view page | |
| 1944-12-02 | PFC | Non battle casualty and duty to Clearing Station, 308th Medical Battalion on December 2, 1944 | K / 329 | view page | |
| 1944-12-04 | PFC | Non battle casualty and transferred to 110th Evacuation Hospital on December 4, 1944 | 745 | K / 329 | view page |
| 1944-12-17 | PFC | Assigned and joined from 50th Medical Battalion as of December 17, 1944 | 746 | K / 329 | view page |
| 1944-12-20 | PFC | Promoted to Sergeant, duty changed to Squad Leader (653) as of December 20, 1944 | K / 329 | view page | |
| 1945-01-12 | SGT | Lightly wounded in action and transferred to 102nd Evacuation Hospital on January 10, 1945 | 653 | K / 329 | view page |
| 1945-01-24 | SGT | Died of wounds on January 11, 1945 | 653 | K / 329 | view page |
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