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Robert
Milchrist
Cannon
1901-08-16

–

1976-09-03

Born:

Salt Lake City

, 

Utah

Home:

Salt Lake City

, 

Utah

Buried: 

San Francisco

, 

California

Cemetery:

San Francisco National Cemetery

Robert Cannon graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1925. He retired as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General in 1961.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Division:

    VI Army

    Action Date:

    May 1946 – August 1961
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 30 (September 13, 1961)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General Robert Milchrist Cannon (ASN: 0-16163), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in duties of great responsibility from May 1946 to August 1961, culminating as Commanding General, SIXTH Army, from 1959 to 1961.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General Robert Milchrist Cannon (ASN: 0-16163), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Northern Combat Area Command

    Division:

    China-Burma-India Theater

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 25 (1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Robert Milchrist Cannon (ASN: 0-16163), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Chief of Staff, Northern Combat Area Command, China-Burma-India Theater, from 1944 to 1945.