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Cross, Gerald G. "Cicero", Pfc.
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Home Town Parsons
Date of Passing Jan 31, 1970
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PFC GERALD G. CROSS WAS A STONEMASON BEFORE ENLISTING IN THE AAF ON 8 JULY 1940. HE SERVED WITH THE 1892ND ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION AS A BRICKLAYER. HE WAS STATIONED IN PANAMA FROM 3 SEPTEMBER 1940 UNTIL RETURNING STATESIDE 19 DECEMBER WHERE HE STAYED UNTIL 26 OCTOBER 1944 WHEN HE WAS SENT TO THE PACIFIC THEATER. HE RETURNED STATESIDE ON 11 JUNE 1945 AND WAS DISCHARGED 24 JUNE 1945. PFC CROSS RETURNED HOME TO PARSONS, WV WHERE HE WORKED AS A WELL KNOWN MASTER STONE MASON. EVERYONE KNEW GERALD AS "CICERO". HE PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY OF 1970.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.