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Arthur
Barton
Cross
POW (WWII) KIA
April 12, 1918

–

January 30, 1945

Born:

Fall River

, 

Massachusetts

Home:

New York

, 

New York

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Japan)

    Action Date:

    December 10, 1941 – January 30, 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Ensign Arthur Barton Cross (NSN: 0-109016), United States Navy, a member of the crew of the U.S.S. OTUS (AS-20), was captured by the Japanese in the Philippine Islands on or about 10 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death of Acute Enteritis on or about 30 January 1945.