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CANNON, Leo Lucian - Date of
birth
26 March 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Breckinridge County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35475235 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
8 November 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Lafayette F. Cannon (father)
Martha B. (Brown) Cannon (mother)
Dora M. Cannon (sister)
James W. Cannon (brother)
Mary A. Cannon (sister)
Mable C. Cannon (sister)
Margaret E. Cannon (sister)
Elizabeth Cannon (sister)
Lucille Cannon (sister)
Irene Cannon (sister)
Francis L. Cannon (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Leo L. Cannon was a former employee of the Frank Fehr Brewing Company and former inspector at Hillerich & Bradsby.He enlisted on 8 March 1942 at Louisville, Kentucky. He had been overseas thirteen months.
S/Sgt Cannon and Pfc Joseph U. Shircliff, who were neighbors, both were reported missing on 8 November 1944. They were inducted together, trained together and had been serving in the same outfit through France, Belgium and into Germany. Pfc Shircliff was taken prisoner on that day and liberated after the war.
S/Sgt Cannon is also remembered at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - OneWorldTree, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal, 1930 US Census
Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal, www.findagrave.com