Joseph William Cannon
MilitaryAssigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Flew complete combat mission tour with 302. 25 hours and 72 missions was an element leader and rated as excellent
2 damaged (1 jet)
Awards: AM (7OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Little Joe Margie May
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron 38th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Little Joe
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 7 March 1915 | Son of Annie Cecelia Cannon. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 12 May 1941 | Chicago, Illinois. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
22 April 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Based |
Leiston | 8 September 1944 - 22 April 1944 | Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | 9 November 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
| Lacon, IL, USA |
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
ContributorAl_Skiff
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