The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-07-31
ANOTHER MANCHESTER
BOY MAKES GOOD

DR.. A. A. Cross, Orthopaedic Surgcss
al L. s. A. General Hospital No, -,
al Pittsburgh, Pa. Has Made Great
Record.
Below is given in full an article
taken from recent issue Of "Asyvu-
were,' the newspaper printed in the
interests Of General Hospital No. -
relative TO the life and work Of DIR.
Albion A. Cross, son Of Mrs. Minnie
Cross of Manchester, and whose aca-
dcmic education was completed in
Burr and Burton Seminary, and whose
home was here until he left college
for wider fields. That he has been
successful in his chosen work is shown
by perusal of the following article.
LIT Albion A. Cross entered the
service February n, 1918, being or
dered to the Medical Officers Training
Camp at Camp Greenleaf, Georgia.
After a months training he was
assigned to General Hospital No. 4 for
study in orthopaedic surgery. On
May 1st he went to the Harvard Grad
uate School Of Medicine, Boston, for
further instruction in the same work
and on July 2, 1918, upon completion
Of the course was ordered to Camp
Forrest, Georgia, as orthopaedic sur
geon for the entire camp. Later he
was also made recruiting officer. Dur
ing this service he wrote an article On
orthopaedics which has received very
favorable comment in medical circles.
ION January 26, 1919, he arrived ut
U. S. A. General Hospital No. "a and
has since been prominent figure Of
the surgical service of this hosital. He
has made speciality Of foreign body
work and Of the as cases Of that
nature done at this hospital, 1t. Cross
has done AZ with but single failure.
We wonder If this record has bcen
equalled in any other hospital in this
country? Besides his hosoital duties
he has done 16 major operations for
civilians in this vicinity and acted as
consultant times without number. The
star case is that of William Myer,
who suffered severe crushing face
injury in the au.omoble accident a
few weeks ago. in this case 1t
Cross removed the cheek bone and
floor of the orbit without injury to
The eye ball. Myer is making won
ierful recovery--and with perfect
vision.
"Of the 600 bone cases that have
,een done at this hospital, 1t. Cross
has operated on about half with most
excellent results.
''Lt. Cross has equally as fine
ecord in civil life as the one he has
made since entering the military ser
ice. After completing his academic
curse he was graduated in medicine
rom the University of Vermont in
9l2, after which he served a two
ears interneship at st. Francis Hos
ital in New York City. Later he was
ontract surgeon for the New York
subway and since 1915, up to date Of
is military service, practiced general
nd orthopaedic surgery, the latter
specially of an industrial character,
t Barre, Vermont, where he was at
ending surgeon at the Barre City
Iospital. He was also surgeon TO
even granite quarries.
1T has been men Of the character
nd surgical ability of Doctor Cross
nat has made possible the high stand
rd set and maintained by the medical
rofession in the war;
Since the above article was written
he institution in Pittsburgh has been
Iosed and DR.. Cross at present is in
AN Fancisco where he went In charge
very severe case.