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Last Rank
Major
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Last Service Branch
Aviation
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Last Primary MOS
1980-Fixed Wing Aviation Unit Commander
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Last MOS Group
Aviation
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Primary Unit
1943-1945, 1980, USAAF 9th Army Air Force
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Service Years
1940 - 1946
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Personal Details
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Home State
Utah | |
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Year of Birth 1912 |
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Contact Info
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Home Town ST. George |
Last Address Las Vegas Nevada
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Date of Passing Mar 05, 2002 |
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Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 64, Site 7076 |
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Last Known Activity:
Troop Carrier Pilot flying Airborne Troops over france in World War II
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Reflections on MAJ Cannon's
US Army Service
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TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, WHAT INFLUENCED HIS/HER DECISION TO JOIN THE ARMY?
Mobilized out of Utah Army National Guard
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TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH HE/SHE TOOK IN HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE. WHERE DID THEY GO FOR BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES OR SQUADRONS WERE THEY ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS HIS/HER REASON FOR LEAVING?
US Army Air Corps Troop Carrier Pilot
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IF HE/SHE PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE YOU FEEL WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO HIM/HER AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY.
Normandy Operation Operation Market Garden
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WHAT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS DO YOU BELIEVE HE/SHE WAS MOST PROUD OF FROM HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE?
Silver Star Medal
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OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES HE/SHE RECEIVED, WHICH WERE THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO HIM/HER AND WHY?
See Ribbon Section on profile
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IF HE/SHE SURVIVED MILITARY SERVICE, WHAT PROFESSION(S) DID HE/SHE FOLLOW AFTER DISCHARGE?
Clark County Nevada District Attorney United States Senator from Nevada United States Air Force Reserve Retired
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