Name:
Edward L. Cannon
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
17122425
Unit:
706th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1990-12-21
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Noble Cemetery, Otterville, Jersey County, Illinois
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TSgt Edward L. Cannon, radio operator of the B-24 42-7581 “Devil Dream”, took off from Station 125, Bungay, UK on a bombing mission to La Rochelle. The plane was evacuated at 1210, the crew bailing out at 11000 feet. He landed safely but was captured and sent to Stalag 17B at Braunau Gneikendorf.