World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Patrick H. Cross
Hometown
Hobgood, North Carolina
Honored By
Mrs. Mary A. Finley
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS LIVING IN VENEZUELA WORKING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY. USING HIS BACKGROUND OF BOAT BUILDING LEARNED WORKING HIS SUMMERS IN THE NEWPORT NEWS SHIPYARDS IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, HE MOVED HIS FAMILY FROM CARACAS TO PUERTO LA CRUZ, VENEZUELA, AND HE ESTABLISHED A SMALL FACTORY WHERE HE BUILT PT BOATS FOR THE U.S. NAVY.