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CANNON, William F Jr - Date of
birth
17 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Boston, Franklin County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38236783 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Assistant Radio Operator/Tail Gunner -
Unit
413th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 May 1944 - Place of
death
Near Kamberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 3 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William F. Cannon (father)
Ruby (Collins) Cannon (mother)
Mary G. Cannon (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97654 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Brux, Czechoslovakia
Mission: Bombing of Sudetenlandische Treibstoffwerke AG - Hydrogenation Plant
MACR: 4861
More information
S/Sgt William F. Cannon ttended college and was a blacksmith before he enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 9 September 1942.The plane was the lead pathfinder of this mission and went down in a tight spiral with the right wing cut off at #4 engine and was on fire.
Only two men survived: the pilot Capt Jim Knupp and the radio operator Manuel Reuben. The plane crashed at 1215 hours in an open pasture near Kamberg
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet