George Cannon
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George Ham Cannon (1915 - 1941)

1st Lt. George Ham Cannon
Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of Americamap
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Died at age 26 in Midway Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islandsmap
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George Ham Cannon was born in Webster Groves, Missouri on November 5, 1915. He was the son of Benjamin Cannon and Charlotte Ham.

George was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps on June 25, 1938.

George was killed during the First Bombardment of Midway on December 7, 1941. He was buried on Midway, and was later disinterred and reinterred in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.[1] There is also a cenotaph with his name in Glen Cove Cemetery, Knightstown, Indiana.[2]

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  1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #3771015
  2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #40260480

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World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was the first U.S. Marine in World War II to receive the nation's highest military award — the Medal of Honor. He posthumously received the medal for "distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage, and disregard of his own condition" during the bombardment of Midway Island by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. He remained at his Command Post despite being mortally wounded by enemy shell fire. He refused to be evacuated until his men who had been wounded by the same shell were evacuated, and he continued to direct the reorganization of his Command Post until forcibly removed. He refused medical attention until he was assured communications were restored to his Command Post. As a result of his utter disregard of his own condition, he later died from loss of blood.

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