Edward L Cannon

Military

Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-24 #42-7581, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-7581

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 31 December 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Born

Jerseyville, Illinois

Revisions

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Added a connection to A/C #42-7581 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1680; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 39