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Oscar Chamberlain Cannon Jr.

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Oscar Chamberlain Cannon Jr.

Birth
Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Death
18 Nov 1960 (aged 48)
Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Burial
Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA Add to Map
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Staff Sergeant US Army World War II
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World War II Purple Heart recipient. Oscar Chamberlain Cannon, Jr. was born to Oscar Chamberlain Cannon and Matilda S Cannon. Oscar had an older sister Margarette born in 1909 and a younger brother Franklin, born in 1919. There were also two additional siblings, a brother Howard and a sister Ruth, but their births and deaths are unknown.
He enlisted in the US Army on October 23, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey for the duration of World War II and served in the Bataan Death March, Philippines, where he was awarded a Purple Heart. His only education was grammar school, and his civilian occu-pation was listed in his military records as a truck driver. He was married for a short period of time before his enlistment into military service in 1942 and marital status is listed as ‘separated' on those documents. He married Agnes Marie (Krousenski changed to Krouse) Cannon in 1946 and is survived by his wife and three children; Betty (Cannon) Dupree; David Cannon and Jody Cannon; grandchildren Eric McCorkle; Jessica Dupree; Ricky Cannon; Joey Cannon; Heather (Cannon) Bowers: Autumn B Cannon; great-grandchildren Faith M Bowers and Bailey Bowers; two additional great-granddaughters and great-grandson Triston Cannon. He died in the Veterans Hospital from complications of cancer.

Note: His original burial site was Lakeside Cemetery, Dover, but his brother's family had the body moved to Sharon Hills Memorial Park on July 30, 1989 where he now rests next to his brother "Frankie". (bio by: Mister Bubba)
Staff Sergeant US Army World War II
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World War II Purple Heart recipient. Oscar Chamberlain Cannon, Jr. was born to Oscar Chamberlain Cannon and Matilda S Cannon. Oscar had an older sister Margarette born in 1909 and a younger brother Franklin, born in 1919. There were also two additional siblings, a brother Howard and a sister Ruth, but their births and deaths are unknown.
He enlisted in the US Army on October 23, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey for the duration of World War II and served in the Bataan Death March, Philippines, where he was awarded a Purple Heart. His only education was grammar school, and his civilian occu-pation was listed in his military records as a truck driver. He was married for a short period of time before his enlistment into military service in 1942 and marital status is listed as ‘separated' on those documents. He married Agnes Marie (Krousenski changed to Krouse) Cannon in 1946 and is survived by his wife and three children; Betty (Cannon) Dupree; David Cannon and Jody Cannon; grandchildren Eric McCorkle; Jessica Dupree; Ricky Cannon; Joey Cannon; Heather (Cannon) Bowers: Autumn B Cannon; great-grandchildren Faith M Bowers and Bailey Bowers; two additional great-granddaughters and great-grandson Triston Cannon. He died in the Veterans Hospital from complications of cancer.

Note: His original burial site was Lakeside Cemetery, Dover, but his brother's family had the body moved to Sharon Hills Memorial Park on July 30, 1989 where he now rests next to his brother "Frankie". (bio by: Mister Bubba)


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