Iowa Honor Roll
Like the men pictured here on previous Sundays, these Iowans have given their lives for their country. Each one was either killed in action or died in prison camp. The fourth line under each picture gives the area in which the man last served. The list will be continued in future weeks.
Source: The Des Moines Sunday Register, March 12, 1944 (photo included)
Lual Cross, Jr. was born Jan. 31, 1924 to Lual (Sr.) and Nellie Marie Alexander Cross. He died Aug. 10, 1943 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. He has a cenotaph in Oakland Cemetery, Fort Madison, IA.
Petty Officer Cross served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Quincy (CA-39) which was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island. He was MIA/FOD/KIA and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
