Dale Clement Cannon

Military
media-20451.jpeg UPL 20451 Hit and Run, 43-38391, B-17-G-85-BO
With the Harmon crew.
Standing (l-r): unknown, Harmon, O'Brien, Baun, Lindia, and unknown.
Kneeling (l-r): Cannon, Davy, Riley, Stiver and Pignanelli.

Edited to correct misnamed front row crew members Riley and Stiver. Riley is 3rd from the left; Stiver, my father, is 4th from the left.

Object Number - UPL 20451 - Hit and Run, 43-38391, B-17-G-85-BO With the Harmon crew. Standing (l-r): unknown, Harmon, O'Brien, Baun, Lindia, and unknown. Kneeling (l-r):...

Dale Cannon was Nose Gunner in the 34th Bomb Group/7th Bomb Squadron.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group.

7th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Arthur J Davy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16089223
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Charles Harmon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Joseph F Lindia

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11037051
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Valentine Arthur O'Brien

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron 7th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19126006 at enlistment, then O-764416
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot

James W Riley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

43-38391

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hit and Run
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

20 May 1925 Hallock, Kittson County, Minnesota

Enlisted

25 August 1943 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota

Died

24 October 2014
Hallock, Kittson County, Minnesota

Buried

Dale Cannon rests at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, South Minneapolis, Minnesota

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Cards for Minnesota
VA Gravesite Locator

Date
ContributorPhillWray
Changes
Sources

In Memoriam messages added from donation records.

Date
ContributorPhillWray
Changes
Sources

Place associated from Unit record (34th BG).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Dale Clement Cannon: Gallery (1 items)

Object number: UPL 20451 - Hit and Run, 43-38391, B-17-G-85-BO With the...