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James U. Cross | |
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Brigadier General | |
| Known for | Pilot of Air Force One, author |
James Underwood Cross (born 1925) is a retired
United States President Lyndon B. Johnson.[1]
Personal life
Cross was born on April 25, 1925 to James Kension Cross and Susie Jesse Wells Cross. His family moved around the South looking for work, but after Cross turned ten, he went to live with his grandparents in Pleasant Home, Alabama. Cross joined the Army in 1943, reporting for duty on June 24, 1943. He was married to Marie Campbell of Austin, Texas in July 1945.
References
- ^ Johnson, Lyndon (1971). The Vantage Point. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. p. 482.