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Maj. Ariel Lindley Cross 

 Name: Ariel Lindley Cross

Branch/Rank: United States Marine Corps/O2

Unit: VMCJ 1 1 MAW

Date of Birth: 07 January 1944

Home City of Record: DES MOINES IA

Date of Loss: 17 July 1968

Country of Loss: South Vietnam

Loss Coordinates: 164300 North 1071200 East

Status (in 1973): Presumptive Finding of Death

Category: 4

Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: EF10B #125793

Missions:

Other Personnel in Incident:

Refno: 1229

Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw

data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA

families, published sources, interviews and CACCF = Combined Action

Combat Casualty File.

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Information from No-Quarter:

--- General / Personal ---

Last name: CROSS
First name: ARIEL LINDLEY
Home of Record (official): DES MOINES
State (official): IA
Date of Birth: Friday, January 7, 1944
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single

--- Military ---

Branch: Marine Corps
Rank: MAJ
Serial Number: 438527308
Component: Reserve
Pay grade: O4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 7542

--- Action ---

Start of Tour: Wednesday, July 17, 1968
Date of Casualty: Monday, November 20, 1978
Age at time of loss: 34
Casualty type: (A3) Hostile, died while missing
Reason: Air loss - Crashed on land (Pilot - Fixed wing aircraft)
Country: South VietNam
Province: Quang Tri
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