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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 - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
March / 1945
Description (Rhineland Campaign 15 September 1944 to 21 March 1945) Attempting to outflank the Siegfried Line, the Allies tried an airborne attack on Holland on 17 September 1944. But the operation failed, and the enemy was able to strengthen his defensive line from Holland to Switzerland. Little progress was made on the ground, but the aerial attacks on strategic targets continued. Then, having regained the initiative after defeating a German offensive in the Ardennes in December 1944, the Allies drove through to the Rhine, establishing a bridgehead across the river at Remagen.