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CITATION: GO 66, 20 December 1944 (page 8)
A. B. CANNON, 18158289, Private, 508th Parachute Infantry.
For gallantry in action on 17 September 1944, at ***, GERMANY.
Private CANNON was an assistant squad leader,
Company "A", 508th Parachute Infantry. Antiaircraft fire
struck the plane carrying Private CANNON's squad as the ship
approached the drop zone, and before the plane could be brought
under control, the drop zone had been passed. The squad was
forced to jump in ***, east of the town of ***. The officer in
command was injured on the drop. Flak hits had set the
equipment bundles afire. Several flak positions nearby began
to fire upon the squad before the men were able to assemble.
Private CANNON gathered three men and attacked the enemy to draw
this fire from his squad. He placed these riflemen to cover his
advance, and, single-handedly, attacked several German positions,
killing two Germans in foxholes and forcing the surrender of five
others. He was able to reduce the effectiveness of the enemy
position and permit his squad to assemble and organize to combat
other enemy in this vicinity. Entered military service from
TEXAS.
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