Papers of General John Kenneth Cannon, 1930-1954.

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Papers of General John Kenneth Cannon, 1930-1954.

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Papers include biographical material, correspondence, personal papers, miscellaneous reports and orders, flight record, decorations, citations, awards. Correspondence primarily from the period when Cannon served as Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe (1945) with a limited amount of material in regard to his post as Commander of the U.S. 12th Air Force and all allied air forces in the European and Mediterranean theatres of World War II. Also includes collection of correspondence by Mrs. Cannon (LaVon Bennion) and such dignitaries as Dwight D. Eisenhower and Charles A. Lindbergh.

10.5 linear feet.

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7764413

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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