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- U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Bossell Cross
Birth Year: 1911
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
State of Residence: Alabama
County or City: Jefferson
Enlistment Date: 29 Jun 1945
Enlistment State: Mississippi
Enlistment City: Camp Shelby
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private First Class
Grade Code: Private First Class
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
Source: Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled machine shop and related occupations, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Married
Social Security Death Index
Name: Bossell Cross
Last Residence: 35220 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States of America
Born: 22 Aug 1911
Died: 7 Nov 1987
State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)
Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011
Name: Bossell Cross
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1911
Age at Death: 76
Death Date: 7 Nov 1987
Burial Place: Chalkville, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30924322/bossell-cross
I am sure Lena Cross got Bossell's name from her mother's side of the family. Mary Dora Powers' mother, Melinda Edwards Powers, had a brother named "Bazel" and pronounced "Basel". (MCM 2008)
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