Edward C. CANNON

 

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Edward C. Cannon 1935 Duke University Yearbook

NUMBER OF SERVICEO-673041
AGE28 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1916 Rutherford County, TENNESSEE
ETATNashville, TENNESSEE
FAMILYMarried to Martha D.
RANKSecond Lieutenant
FONCTIONBomber
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT---TN
DATE of ENLISTEMENT--
 SQUADRON751st Bomber Squadron
 GROUP457th Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH20 April 1944CANNON Edward C tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHBailleul  ABBEVILLE 
DATA PLAN

B-17 Fortress - type G-40-BO - s/n 42-97137 7D*F

"Silver Queen"

b17 

Macr : 4057

Mission : Site V1 (Noball) Gorenflos (80)

Lift-off station 130 Glatton, Cambridgeshire UK

Direct blow flak between the ventral turret and the local radio - 2 men can eject (Mec and Gun) - Plane crash at 18:50

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 

Cemetery Temporory of ABBEVILLE (80) 

 

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
D1439
DECORATION

Air Medal + OLC

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

 

am olc

Photo FDLM

victory medal

 

usaf 8air force 457bg 751 BS
STORY
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOFindagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - 457thbombgroup.org - Aerosteles.net - Monty Mc DANIEL
PROGRAMMERGarrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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