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Canon, Willis Carl, Sgt.
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Contact Info
Home Town Leadmine
Date of Passing Jul 28, 1998
Location of Interment Davis Cemetery - Davis, West Virginia
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SERGEANT WILLIS CARL CANON WAS INDUCTED INTO THE USAAF ON 12 FEBRUARY 1942. HE SERVED WITH THE 909TH AIR ENGINEERS, 491ST AIR SERVICE GROUP, USAAF IN EUROPE FROM 5 MAY 1943 TO 4 OCTOBER 1944. UPON RETURNING TO THE STATES SGT CANON WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 12 FEBRUARY 1945. WILLIS CARL CANON PASSED AWAY ON 28 JULY 1998 AND WAS LAID TO REST AT THE DAVIS CEMETERY IN DAVIS WEST VIRGINIA.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.