What is James U. Cross?
{{Infobox military person | name = James U. Cross | honorific prefix = General | image = Brigadier General James U. Cross.jpg | alt = upper body photograph of man in military uniform | caption = General James U. Cross | birth_name = James Underwood Cross | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|04|25}} | birth_place = [[Covington County, Alabama]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|07|11|1925|04|25}} | death_place = [[Gatesville, Texas]] | nationality = [[United States|American]] | branch = {{air force|United States}} | serviceyears = 1944-1971 | rank = [[File:US-O7 insignia.svg|25px]]&nbsp;[[Brigadier General (United States)|Brigadier General]] | other_names = | commands = Pilot of [[Air Force One]], Military aide to President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], Commander of the [[Bergstrom Air Force Base#75th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing|75th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing]] at Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas | laterwork = Author }} '''James Underwood Cross''' (April 25, 1925 – July 11, 2015) was a [[United States Air Force]] [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] and author of ''Around the World with LBJ: My Wild Ride As Air Force One Pilot, White House Aide, and Personal Confidant'',<ref>{{cite book|last=Cross|first=James U.|title=Around the World with LBJ|url=https://archive.org/details/aroundworldwithl0000cros|year=2008|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-71768-8}}</ref> with Denise Gamino and Gary Rice. He was a military aide and chief [[Air Force One]] pilot under [[United States president]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Johnson|first=Lyndon|title=The Vantage Point|url=https://archive.org/details/vantagepoint00lynd|year=1971|publisher=Holt, Rinehart and Winston|location=New York|page=[https://archive.org/details/vantagepoint00lynd/page/482 482]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross, James U.}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]