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NAME Joseph Edward Cannon |
NICKNAME Joe |
SERVICE NUMBER O-9422 |
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| UNIT VMF-121 Pilot |
HOME OF RECORD 1216 Dakota Avenue, Gladstone, MI |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Peter R. Cannon |
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| DATE OF BIRTH December 23, 1917 |
ENTERED SERVICE May, 1941 |
DATE OF LOSS January 11, 1943 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA New Georgia / Munda |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead February 19, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS First Lieutenant Joe Cannon was a Marine fighter pilot flying out of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. He was credited with two confirmed kills during aerial combat over Munda, New Georgia. On 11 January 1943, Cannon piloted F4F-4 Bureau Number 03494 on a mission to escort American bombers on a strike against Munda. They were intercepted en route by a force of Japanese Zeros, and in the ensuing dogfight Cannon’s Wildcat was hit. His aircraft was last seen falling towards the sea, fuel tank on fire. Despite rumors that he had parachuted safely to a nearby island, Joe Cannon was never seen alive again. He was officially declared dead on 19 February 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant (posthumous Captain) |
STATUS OF REMAINS Missing. |
MEMORIALS Fernwood Cemetery, Gladstone, MI Manila American Cemetery |
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