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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Acting Air Commodore

    Division:

    Royal Air Force

    Action Date:

    October 1942 – December 1943

    Headquarters, U.S. Army Air Forces, Europe, General Orders No. 82 (April 2, 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Acting Air Commodore Leslie William Cannon, British Royal Air Force, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the Royal Air Force, in aerial operations in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations from October 1942 to December 1943. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Acting Air Commodore Cannon, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service.