George H. Cannon
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 83 years ago |
Born | Webster Groves |
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United States | |
Died | Midway Atoll |
United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
Battles and wars | Midway |
World War II | |
Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
Job | Army officer |
Date of birth | November 5,1915 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Education | University of Michigan |
Rank | First Lieutenant |
Battleswar | World War II |
Date of died | December 7,1941 |
Servicebranch | United States Marine Corps |
Year of servic | 1938–1941 |
Place of burial | National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
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ID | 579805 |
George H. Cannon Life story
First Lieutenant George Ham Cannon, USMC, was the first U.S. Marine in World War II to receive the nation's highest military award—the Medal of Honor.