Beverly Cross holds the American flag and Distinguished Flying Cross presented to her husband posthumously during a ceremony at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.

Kill Devil Hills, N.C. (Jul. 24, 2006) Beverly Cross holds the American flag and Distinguished Flying Cross presented to her husband posthumously during a ceremony at the Wright Brothers National Memorial. Cross was a turret gunner aboard a TBF Avenger with VT-14 aboard USS Wasp (CVA 18). He was shot down over the Straits of Formosa on Oct. 13, 1944 and was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese for 14 months. He died at the age of 65 in 1990. His widow was instrumental in getting the award for her husband. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kevin Elliott File# 060724-N-6027E-002