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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Rosier M. Cross

Hometown

Detroit, Michigan

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 24 WHILE SERVING AT NO. 2 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, UPLANDS (OTTAWA), ONTARIO WHEN HIS NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD MK. II (RCAF 3828) CRASHED AT CALABOGIE LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA DURING ADVANCED NAVIGATION TRAINING ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1942. BURIED AT WOODMERE CEMETERY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.