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CANNON, William Joseph - Date of
birth
23 September 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31459659 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
Mühlberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 13 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael J. Cannon (father)
Nora (Grady) Cannon (mother)
Thomas F. Cannon (brother)
Mary F. Cannon (sister)
Margaret Cannon (sister)
Anna E. Cannon (sister)
Nora A. Cannon (sister)
Mary A. (Connolly) Cannon (wife)
Paul Cannon (son)
More information
Pfc William J. Cannon graduated from Everett High School in 1929. He also attended Bentley College. He was a retail manager.He enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 30 March 1944.
He was taken prisoner in the vicinity of Schlausenbach on 16 December 1944. He died of wounds in Stalag IV-B.
Pfc Cannon was initially buried at Margraten in a temporary grave on 22 April 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 11 May 1949.
The first two pictures were taken in high school in 1929 and college in 1935.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, Archives, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Phillippet, Everett High School yearbook, 1929, Paul Cannon