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Papers of General John Kenneth Cannon, 1930-1954
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cannon, John Kenneth, 1892-1955
- Title
- Papers of General John Kenneth Cannon
- Dates
- 1930-1954 (inclusive)19301954
- Quantity
- 15 boxes, (10.5 linear ft. )
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 41
- Summary
- Papers include biographical material, correspondence, personal papers, miscellaneous reports and orders, flight record, decorations, citations, awards. Correspondence primarily from the period when Cannon served as Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe (1945) with a limited amount of material in regard to his post as Commander of the U.S. 12th Air Force and all allied air forces in the European and Mediterranean theatres of World War II. Also includes collection of correspondence by Mrs. Cannon (LaVon Bennion) and such dignitaries as Dwight D. Eisenhower and Charles A. Lindbergh.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Restrictions
Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Four Star General, U.S. Air Force; Commanding General of Mediterranean Allied Tactical Forces 1943-1945; Commander of Allied Air Forces in European and Mediterranean theatres, W.W. II; Strategist for "Operation Strangle"; Commander in Chief U.S. Air Force in Europe, 1945-1948; Head of Air Force Tactical Command, 1951-1954.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Papers include biographical material, correspondence, personal papers, miscellaneous reports and orders, flight record, decorations, citations, awards. Correspondence primarily from the period when Cannon served as Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe (1945) with a limited amount of material in regard to his post as Commander of the U.S. 12th Air Force and all allied air forces in the European and Mediterranean theatres of World War II. Also includes collection of correspondence by Mrs. Cannon (LaVon Bennion) and such dignitaries as Dwight D. Eisenhower and Charles A. Lindbergh.
Forms part of Cache Valley Veterans Archives, Utah State University Special Collections.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the Papers of General John Kenneth Cannon must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Papers of General John Kenneth Cannon, 1930-1954. (COLL MSS 41). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Correspondence arranged alphabetically.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by Lavon Bennion Cannon in 1976.
Related Materials
John Kenneth Cannon Photograph Collection P0382
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Biographical Material And Addresses , 1930 - 1954Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | l | Biographical data |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | Biographical data |
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| 1 | 3 | Biographical Sketch (150 page draft) |
undated |
| 1 | 4 | Biographical Sketch (unpaged draft) |
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| 1 | 5 | Address, 6-21-1951: at Army War College, Fort Leavenworth KS |
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| 1 | 6 | Address, 11-8-1951: at Army War College, Fort Leavenworth KS |
undated |
| 1 | 7 | Address, 6-7-1952: at Utah State Agricultural College, Logan |
undated |
| 1 | 8 | Address, 7-16-1952: at Nato Defense College |
undated |
| 1 | 9 | Address, 6-7-1953: at Miami International Airport, Florida |
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| 1 | 10 | Address, 7-25-1953: at Quantico Marine Corps School, VA |
undated |
| 1 | 11 | Addresses, Misc |
undated |
| 1 | 12 | Addresses, Misc |
undated |
Correspondence, Incoming:, 1930 - 1954Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | l | Aimone-Cat, Mario - Alexander, Sir H.R |
undated |
| 2 | 2 | Allard, Jack - Anderson, F.L |
undated |
| 2 | 3 | undated | |
| 2 | 4 | Backman, Gus - Bay, C. Ulrick |
undated |
| 2 | 5 | Beamish, George - Bevans, J. M |
undated |
| 2 | 6 | Biffle, Leslie L. - Bowman, H.W |
undated |
| 2 | 7 | Bradley, Follett - Brizuela, Luis E |
undated |
| 2 | 8 | Brook, W.A.D. - Bryan, Travis B |
undated |
| 2 | 9 | Bull, H.R. - Burwell, James B |
undated |
| 2 | 10 | Campbell, John Neal - Chang, Sun W |
undated |
| 2 | 11 | Charbonneaux, P.E. - Churchill, Sir Winston |
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| 2 | 12 | Cigerza, Enrico - Cleveland, Chester W |
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| 2 | 13 | Cochran, Jacqueline - Copenhaver, John R |
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| 2 | 14 | Craig, H.A. - Cunningham, Sir Allan G |
undated |
| 2 | 15 | D'Allra, Sir John Henry - Dick, William W |
undated |
| 2 | 16 | Donohue, Tilnothy W.- Drake, Alonzo |
undated |
| 3 | 1 | Eaker, Ira C. - |
1945 January - 1945 September |
| 3 | 2 | Eaker, Ira C. - |
1945 October - 1946 January |
| 3 | 3 | Earle, Edward Mead - Early, James |
undated |
| 3 | 4 | Edelman, Leonard E. - Evill, SirDouglas C.S |
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| 3 | 5 | Fagg, W.L. - Fullerton, Hugh S |
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| 3 | 6 | Gaffney, D.V. - Gerdine, Leigh |
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| 3 | 7 | Gilbert, Donald L. - Gullett, John F |
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| 3 | 8 | Haeff, Emrny ten - Hanley, Paul |
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| 3 | 9 | Hardin, Thomas 0. - Haynes, C.V |
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| 3 | 10 | Heilfron, M. - Homes,Madeline |
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| 3 | ll | Hopper, Effie - Hughes, John E |
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| 3 | 12 | Hull, Harris B. - Hutchinson, John M |
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| 3 | 13 | Infante, Adolfo - Jensen, Dale H |
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| 3 | 14 | Johnson, Harry A. - Jones, Robert H |
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| 3 | 15 | Keenan, Joseph - Keyes, Geoffrey |
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| 3 | 16 | Kibler, Franklin A. - Kislenko |
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| 3 | 17 | Knapp, Robert D. - Kroll, Bob |
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| 3 | 18 | Kuter, Lawrence |
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| 4 | l | Lackas, John C. - Larson, W.T |
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| 4 | 2 | Learned, E.P. - Leese, Sir Oliver |
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| 4 | 3 | Lehne, Hank - Littlejohn, Robert M |
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| 4 | 4 | Lloyd, Sir Hugh P. - Loewy, Erwin |
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| 4 | 5 | Longfellow, Newt - Lyon, Ben |
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| 4 | 6 | McAfee, James B. - McCrary |
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| 4 | 7 | McDaniel, Carl B. - McKenna, Charles F |
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| 4 | 8 | McKim, Kenneth W. - McRae, Thomas |
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| 4 | 9 | Mace, Don - Mickle, Joe J |
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| 4 | 10 | Miller, Joseph A. - Moore, Samuel T |
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| 4 | 11 | Morgan, Ed - Mow, P.T |
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| 4 | 12 | Muller, Walter J. - Myers, James |
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| 4 | 13 | Nebeker, A.H. - Niergarth, O.O |
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| 4 | 14 | Nordlinger, David A. - Nugent, R.E |
undated |
| 4 | 15 | Obermeyre, David H. - Oringer, Sanford G |
undated |
| 4 | 16 | undated | |
| 4 | 17 | Pelisse, P.A. - Powers, Edward Micheal |
undated |
| 4 | 18 | Prendergost, Albert C. - Quesada, E.A |
undated |
| 5 | l | Rainey, Leroy A. - Rixey, George F |
undated |
| 5 | 2 | Roberts, G.C. - Rust, Armistead |
undated |
| 5 | 3 | Saltzman, Charles E. - Sawbridge, B.M |
undated |
| 5 | 4 | Schaller, Maurice - Schweiger, John M |
undated |
| 5 | 5 | Secco, Vasco Alves - Skanchy, Rex |
undated |
| 5 | 6 | Slessor, Sir John C. - Smyser, Rudolph E |
undated |
| 5 | 7 | Snagge, Ralph M. - Spalding, James T |
undated |
| 5 | 8 | Spivey, Dlemar T. - Stowell, James S |
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| 5 | 9 | Stranathan, Leland S. - Stuyvesant, E.D |
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| 5 | 10 | Sullivan, Joseph P. - Symington, W. Stuart |
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| 5 | 11 | Taft, Robert - Taylor, Myron C |
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| 5 | 12 | Tedder, Lord - Timberlake, E.J |
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| 5 | 13 | Tobin, Ralph C. - Trudeau, Arthur G |
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| 5 | 14 | Tucker, John H. - Twining, Nathan F |
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| 5 | 15 | Ulrich, Edward F. - Von Ritter, Egan |
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| 5 | 16 | Wade, Lee - Warner, Homer C |
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| 5 | 17 | Webber, Kenneth E. - Weyland, O.P |
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| 5 | 18 | Wheeler, Charles A. - Whittington, V.V |
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| 5 | 19 | Wiehe, Anita - Wimsatt, Robert W.C |
undated |
| 5 | 20 | Withey, William W. - Wymond, G.O |
undated |
| 5 | 21 | Yates, Donald N. - Zumwalt, Ken |
undated |
Correspondence, Outgoing:, 1930 - 1954Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | l | Airey, Sir Terence - Atkinson, J.H |
undated |
| 6 | 2 | Barcus, Glenn 0. - Bertrandeau, Victor E |
undated |
| 6 | 3 | Biffle, Leslie L. - Brewer, C.W |
undated |
| 6 | 4 | Brizuela, Luis E. - Burwell, James B |
undated |
| 6 | 5 | Caffery, Jefferson - Cavoli, Joseph William |
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| 6 | 6 | Chauncey, C.C. - Cleveland, Chester W |
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| 6 | 7 | Cochrane, Sir Ralph - Culmsee, Carlton |
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| 6 | 8 | Dahl, Leo P. - Deichelmann, Matthew K |
undated |
| 6 | 9 | Devers, Jacob L. - Dribben, William H |
undated |
| 6 | 10 | Eaker, Ira |
1945 June - 1945 September |
| 6 | 11 | Eaker, Ira |
1945 October - 1945 November |
| 6 | 12 | Eaker, Ira |
1945 December - 1946 February |
| 6 | 13 | Earle, Edward Mead - French, C.R, |
undated |
| 6 | 14 | undated | |
| 6 | 15 | Hall, Melvin - Howard, Walter |
undated |
| 6 | 16 | Hudleston, E.C. - Hutchison, John M |
undated |
| 6 | 17 | Infante, Adolfo - Jones, Robert H |
undated |
| 7 | l | undated | |
| 7 | 2 | Kibler, Franklin A. - Kuter, Lawrence S |
undated |
| 7 | 3 | Lackas, John C. - Larson, W.T |
undated |
| 7 | 4 | Learned, E.P. - Lewis, Millard |
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| 7 | 5 | Lindbergh, Charles A. - Lyon, Ben |
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| 7 | 6 | McAfee, James B. - Mcllnay, O.F |
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| 7 | 7 | McKee, William F. - Mashburn, Neely C |
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| 7 | 8 | Mechling, Edward - Moore, Samuel T |
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| 7 | 9 | Morgan, Ed - Myers, James |
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| 7 | 10 | Neal, Wilson H. - Nugent, R.E |
undated |
| 7 | 11 | Obermyer, David H. - Philardeau, P |
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| 7 | 12 | Pletzer, Joe - Quesada, E.R |
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| 7 | 13 | Rainey, Leroy A. - Ridgeway, Lindsey S |
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| 7 | 14 | Rivele, John R. - Rumberg, Charles H |
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| 7 | 15 | Saltzman, Charles E. - Secco, Vasco Alves |
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| 7 | 16 | Shannon, Edith Ratcliff - Slessor, Sir John C |
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| 7 | 17 | Smart, Jacob E. - Sprague, John T |
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| 7 | 18 | Stannard, Bruce R. - Stratemeyer, George E |
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| 7 | 19 | Strickland, A.C. - Symington, W. Stuart |
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| 8 | l | Talbot, Clarence P. - Twining, Nathan F |
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| 8 | 2 | Ulrich, Edward F. - Warner, Homer C |
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| 8 | 3 | Weber, Kenneth E. - Weyland, O. P |
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| 8 | 4 | Wheeler, Charles A. - Wittkoll, H.M |
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| 8 | 5 | Wolfe, K.B. - Zurnwalt, Ken Fan Mail |
undated |
| 8 | 6 | Baron, William - Crouch, Kenneth E |
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| 8 | 7 | Dalton, Arthur Treadwell - Grice, James |
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| 8 | 8 | Hawk, John - Lubin, Sheldon |
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| 8 | 9 | McDonald, Chester - Russell, Clayton |
undated |
| 8 | 10 | Santos, Ernest A. - Spalding, James T |
undated |
| 8 | 11 | Timbers, James - Zingone, Marie A |
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| 8 | 12 | Invitations |
undated |
| 8 | 13 | Misc. Correspondence |
undated |
| 8 | 14 | Misc. Corrispondence |
undated |
| 8 | 15 | Partial Correspondents List |
undated |
Personal Awards And Notices , 1930 - 1954Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 9 | 1 | Commendations |
1938 - 1944 |
| 9 | 2 | Decorations and Certificates |
1943 - 1951 |
| 9 | 3 | Flight Record |
1932 - 1934 |
| 9 | 4 | Flight Record |
1935 - 1936 |
| 9 | 5 | Flight Record |
1937 - 1938 |
| 9 | 6 | Filght Record |
1939 - 1940 |
| 9 | 7 | Flight Record |
1941 - 1942 |
| 9 | 8 | Orders, General |
1943 - 1945 |
| 9 | 9 | Orders, Personal |
1922 - 1946 |
| 9 | 10 | Orders, Special |
1936 - 1945 |
| 9 | 11 | Press Releases |
1943 - 1953 |
| 9 | 12 | Report: Experiences at Anzia Beachhead |
undated |
| 9 | 13 | Report: Henkell Family Investigation, |
1948 - 1949 |
| 9 | 14 | Misc |
undated |
| 9 | 15 | Misc |
undated |
Publications , 1930 - 1954Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 10 | l | Curtis-Wright Flying Mission to Salonika, Greece |
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| 10 | 2 | Foreign Press relating to J.K. Cannon |
undated |
| 10 | 3 | Newspapers, Air Force: Mach Meter, Cannon Air Base, NM 5-7-57, 5-20-60, 10-28-60 Ramjet, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 2-25-57 Tailspinner, Langley Air Base, Va |
1957 Fenruary 12 |
| 10 | 4 | Newspapers, Clovis News Journal: rededication of Clovis Air Force Base to Cannon Air Force Base, |
1957 June 9 |
| 10 | 5 | Newsclippings |
1942 - 1945 |
| 10 | 6 | Newsclippings |
1946 - 1949 |
| 10 | 7 | Newsclippings |
1950 - 1957 |
| 10 | 8 | Magazines, Various Titles
|
undated |
Memorabilia, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 11
Miscellaneous, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 12
Citations And Certificates (thirty-four) Medals , undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 13
Medals , undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 14
Correspondence, Lavon B. Cannon , undatedReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 15 | 1 | Ackerman, Faith - Brossard, Edgar B |
undated |
| 15 | 2 | Cannon, John Kenneth - |
193() April - 193() May |
| 15 | 3 | Cannon, John Kenneth - |
1930 June - l930 July |
| 15 | 4 | Cannon, John Kenneth - |
1942 |
| 15 | 5 | Cannon, John Kenneth - |
1943 January - 1943 June |
| 15 | 6 | Cannon, John Kenneth - |
1943 July - 1943 December |
| 15 | 7 | Cannon, John Kenneth - |
1944 January - 1944 Aug |
| 15 | 8 | Cannon, John Kenneth - |
1944 September - 1944 December |
| 15 | 9 | Cannon, John Kenneth - |
1945 January - 1945 July |
| 15 | 10 | Cannon, John Kenneth - |
1945 August - 1945 October |
| 15 | 11 | Cannon, John Kenneth - |
1945 November - 1945 December |
| 15 | 12 | Cannon, John Kenneth - |
1946 January - 1946 March |
| 15 | 13 | Cannon, Margie - Cannon, Mollie |
undated |
| 15 | 14 | Caufield, Frank J. - Curtis, Ted |
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| 15 | 15 | Dan, Mary A. - Hutchins, Flip |
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| 15 | 16 | Ide, Dora D. - Morris, Bing |
undated |
| 15 | 17 | Obermeyer, D.H. - Suerlas, Beatrice |
undated |
| 15 | 18 | Taylor, H. - Woodswall, Ruth F |
undated |
| 15 | 19 | Misc |
undated |
| 15 | 20 | Memorabilia |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Armed Forces--Officers--Correspondence.
- Generals--Correspondence.
- Military decorations--Specimens.
- Officers' spouses--Correspondence.
- World War, 1939-1945.
Personal Names
- Cannon, John Kenneth, 1892-1955--Correspondence.
- Cannon, LaVon Bennion--Correspondence.
- Cannon, LaVon Bennion. (contributor)
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. (contributor)
- Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974. (contributor)
Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
2008
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