Alfred E. Cannon was born 25 Feb 1919 in Jamaica, New York. He enlisted 08 Apr 1942 and attended Basic Training at Cochran Field, Macon, Georgia. After completion of Basic Training in Dec 1942, he was transferred to Navigation Pre-flight training at Selman Field, Louisiana from Jan-Mar 1943. He then was assigned to the Pan American Advanced Navigation Training under the command of the Army Air Forces Contract Flying School in Coral Gables, Florida. He completed his navigation training on 28 Jul 1943 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. on 07 Aug 1943. On 21 Aug 1943 he reported to the 2nd Air Force, 29th Bomb Group at Gowen Field, Idaho. He was then reassigned to the newly-formed 448th Bomb Group where he became the Navigator in the initial formation of Crew 11, 712th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group at Gowen Field, Idaho. Crew 11 was sent to Wendover Field, Utah on 01 Sep 1943 for further stateside training. After stateside training, Crew 11 departed Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida on 16 Nov 1943 and arrived at Seething England the first week of Dec 1943. From 22 Dec 1943 to 19 May 1944, he completed 22 missions over northern Europe. He was promoted to 1st Lt. on 26 Mar 1944. On 19 May 1944, he was wounded in the left thumb by flak on the mission to Brunswick, Germany. On 18 Jul 1944, he flew his first mission since his injury and again sustained a flak wound to his right foot. Due to his injuries, he was he was suspended from flying on 21 Aug 1944. On 06 Sep 1944 he was transferred to from the 448th BG to Casual Pool 12th RCD. He returned to the US by ship to AAF Reception Station 1 in Atlantic City, New Jersey on 15 Oct 1944. From there he was assigned to the 2132nd AAF Base Unit at Maxwell Field, Alabama on 16 Nov 1944 as a Navigation Instructor. On 28 Dec 1944 he was assigned to the 421st AAF Base Unit at Murdoc Army Air Field in Murdoc, California. On 23 Jan 1945, he was assigned to the AAF Pre-flight School at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center in San Antonio, Texas and reported there on 23 Feb 1945. On 12 Mar 1945 he reported to Elementary Flying Training with the 2549th AAF Base Unit at Chickasha, Oklahoma for 10 weeks of training. On 26 May 1945 he reported to Perrin Field, Sherman Texas for 10 weeks of Basic Flying Training with the 2537th AAF Base Unit. On 03 Aug 1945 he reported to Enid Army Air Field in Enid, Oklahoma for 6 weeks of Advanced Pilot Training with the 2518th AAF Base Unit. On 22 Sep 1945 he was transferred from Enid Army Airfield to the AAF Separation Base, Mitchell Field, New York for processing and separation from active duty. He was transferred to the Army Air Corp Reserve on 02 Oct 1945. On 19 Nov 1945 he was separated from the Reserves. He died 04 Jul 1990 at the age of 71 and is buried in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Lake Worth, Florida.