John K. Cannon
| John Kenneth Cannon | |
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General John Kenneth Cannon
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| Born |
March 2, 1892 Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Died | January 12, 1955 (aged 62) Arcadia, California |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1917-1954 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands held |
Tactical Air Command Air Training Command Twelfth Air Force Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force Northwest African Training Command 94th Pursuit Squadron |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal (4) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Air Medal |
General John Kenneth Cannon (March 2, 1892 – January 12, 1955) was a World War II Mediterranean combat commander and former chief of United States Air Forces in Europe for whom Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, New Mexico, is named.
John Kenneth Cannon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, in 1892. He graduated from Utah Agricultural College (now Utah State University) in 1914 and was appointed a second lieutenant in the United States Army Infantry Reserve on November 27, 1917.
He served the infantry at Camp Fremont, California; Camp Mills, New York, the Presidio of San Francisco; and Camp Furlong, New Mexico, until taking pilot training at Kelly Field, Texas in 1921-22. He completed pursuit pilot training at Ellington Field, Texas, on April 23, 1922, where one of his seven classmates was Lt. Claire Lee Chennault. In the Air Service he became director of flying at Kelly in the fall of 1922.
Cannon went to Hawaii in January 1925, assigned to the 6th Pursuit Squadron at Luke Field on Ford Island, where he became operations officer of the 5th Composite Group. Two years later, he was commanding officer of the 94th Pursuit Squadron at Selfridge Field, Michigan. He returned to Kelly in 1929 as director of pursuit training, with promotion to captain, and became director of training at Randolph Field, Texas, in August 1931. He completed the courses at the Air Corps Tactical School and the Command and General Staff School, with promotion to major in March 1935 and assignment to March Field, California.
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