Cannon, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2011

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Richard Cannon was born in Gary, Indiana in 1925. He was drafted after high school in July of 1943 as part of a group of black draftees from his neighborhood. Mr. Cannon was assigned to the Navy. After training at Great Lakes Naval Station, he was sent to Whidbey Island, Washington, where he commanded a small boat used to retrieve torpedoes from training missions. Later on, he was stationed at Pearl Harbor, and then at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands.

2011-11-11

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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