Jordan Dale Cannon
MilitaryAssigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. On Hamburg mission 6-Nov-44 A/C took 88mm hit in vicinity of radio room, hit in left leg with flak, causing compound fractures. Wounded in Action (WIA)
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Gainevsille, TX | 26 March 1920 | Son of Elwin Lester and Beulah Agnes [Mikea] Cannon. |
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Enlisted |
Lubbock, TX | 27 January 1942 | Lubbock, Texas |
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Other Marriage |
12 February 1943 | Married Iris Mae Cartwright 12-Feb-43. | |
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Other Wounded in Action (WIA) |
6 November 1944 | On Hamburg mission 6-Nov-44 hit by flak in left leg. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
30 March 1947 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Travis County, TX | 13 May 1998 | |
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Buried |
Elgin City Cemetery Elgin, Bastrop County, TX | 17 May 1998 | Elgin City Cemetery Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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