Jesse James Cross was born in Georgetown, Tennessee to Jesse James Cross and Mary Kate Ford.
167th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division
Returned from Overseas USAF Cemetery, Leyte, Philippines
Buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Y, 385
The Chattanooga Times, August 30, 1948
Funeral services for Pfc. Jesse J. Cross Jr., of Harrison, who was killed in action with an infantry unit in the South Pacific area May 21, 1945, will be held at National Cemetery.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 4 April 1918
- Date of death: 21 May 1945
- County: Hamilton
- Hometown: Chattanooga
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 167th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division
- Theater: Pacific
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XI, Middle Panel
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