WWI

Cecil C. Cannon

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
1896

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
January 18 1916 - May 26 1920

Conflicts & Campaigns

American Expeditionary Forces
September 7, 1917 to December 20, 1918

Significant Duty Stations

Company E, 23rd Infantry

Decorations & Citations

Purple Heart (wounded July 18, 1918); World War I Victory Medal
Occupation of Germany Medal
PFC August 10, 1916; Mechanic September 16, 1916; Private December 11, 1916
Corporal June 5, 1917; Sergeant August 1, 1917

Notes

Enlisted; Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. US Army service number 50-376. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; Cairo, Georgia. Surgeon's Certificate of Disability; 31 percent disabled at time of discharge.