2nd Lt USAAF WWII
ASN O-704460
10th AF Weather Region, 2nd Wea Rcn Sq
CoPilot
He was the son of Charles Albert Cannon I and Ruth Louise Coltrane of Concord NC. On 20 September 1940, he married Mildred Shreve White in the Chapel at Duke University. Together, they had a son, Charles Albert Cannon III.
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B-25D #43-3671 10th Wea Sq, 2nd Wea Rcn Sq ‘A Bit of Lace' Lt Knowlan Crew – Missing 10 March 1945
This crew was based at Gushkara, India. Their plane originally took off on 10 March 1945 from APO 690 shortly after daybreak on a staging mission to the destination of Chengtu, China, and there was an intermediate stop for refueling. There were a total of seven crew members on board, including one passenger. Another B-25, piloted by 1st Lt John C Seales, ASN O-856381, also took off that same morning for the same destination just prior to this plane and was ahead of them by approximately 15 minutes. Both ships landed at Myitkyina, Burma for refueling prior to proceeding. Lieutenant Knowlan's crew, including CoPilot Lieutenant Cannon, took off from Myitkyina at 1327 hours local time just 17 minutes after Lieutenant Scales' plane. The aircraft took off and was not heard from again. Lieutenant Scales' crew arrived at Chengtu, China at 1732 hours, which was about one and a-half hours prior to sundown. No further contact was made with B-25D #43-3671 after takeoff.
Lieutenant Scales indicated that weather over the Hump was generally good with the exception of some cumulus build-up over ridges which could be topped or circumnavigated at an elevation of 12,000 feet, and his crew and plane were able to navigate without difficulty. The cumulus build-up near the first ridge east of Myitkyina was the highest at 12-15,000 feet. Visibility conditions in the valley areas were unlimited, and both aircraft and crews were prepared to utilize oxygen if necessary.
A total of four position reports were supposed to have been made in the course of the flight. Radio logs were checked and rechecked but no contact was discovered with Lieutenant Cannon's ship. Lieutenant Scales' plane had no record of contact with Lieutenant Cannon's ship post-departure from Myitkyina. Lieutenant Scales' ship had contacted the control at Yunnani and Ipin, and with the ground station in India.
A search was initiated by Search and Rescue units in the probable area of an accident as soon as the ship was declared missing. Search aircraft and ground search parties were deployed and were aided by Captain Wallace B Black, then acting Squadron Commander, who flew to Myitkyina to ensure that the rescue units had accurate information on which to base the search. It was planned that search would continue in conjunction with searches for other downed in the same area.
The lost crew members were~
1st Lt William L Knowlan, Jr, Pilot,
ASN O-701066, hometown Victoria TX
2nd Lt Charles A Cannon, Jr, CoPilot,
ASN O-704460, hometown Concord NC
2nd Lt Charles H Janssen, Jr, Weather Observer,
ASN O-574309, hometown St Paul MN
SSgt William H Hutchings, Jr, Radio Operator/Gunner,
ASN 11064264, hometown Fall River MA
SSgt Fred E Keup, Aerial Engineer,
ASN 36325666, hometown Pontiac IL
2nd Lt Calvin D Sigrist, Navigator,
ASN O-2058570, hometown Seattle WA
TSgt John Zok, Passenger,
ASN 31072294, hometown Lawrence MA
The crew members can be found in a virtual cemetery here
B-25D #43-3671 'A Bit of Lace'
The intended course was as follows~
Myitkyina, Burma (25º 20' 00" N, 97º 20' 00" E) to
Paoshun, China (25º 00' 00" N, 99º 00' 00" E) to
Yunnani, China (25º 30' 00" N, 100º 40; 00" E) to
Ipin, China (28º 45' 00" N, 104º 30' 00" E) to
Chengtu, China (31º 00' 00" N, 104º 00; 00" E)
Note- Some 0s were added to the latitude/longitude information for the purposes of making the numbers ‘complete' for the standard number of digits; the information given was not changed.
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At the time of his disappearance, he was married to Mildred Shreve White Cannon and she was living in Sioux City IA.
Lieutenant Cannon has a memorial cenotaph in the cemetery plot next to his parents here
Lt Charles A Cannon Jr Cenotaph in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Note- Many thanks to findagrave contributor and 2nd Wea Rcn Sq historian Shane Carroll for use of 'A Bit of Lace' photo.
ASN O-704460
10th AF Weather Region, 2nd Wea Rcn Sq
CoPilot
He was the son of Charles Albert Cannon I and Ruth Louise Coltrane of Concord NC. On 20 September 1940, he married Mildred Shreve White in the Chapel at Duke University. Together, they had a son, Charles Albert Cannon III.
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B-25D #43-3671 10th Wea Sq, 2nd Wea Rcn Sq ‘A Bit of Lace' Lt Knowlan Crew – Missing 10 March 1945
This crew was based at Gushkara, India. Their plane originally took off on 10 March 1945 from APO 690 shortly after daybreak on a staging mission to the destination of Chengtu, China, and there was an intermediate stop for refueling. There were a total of seven crew members on board, including one passenger. Another B-25, piloted by 1st Lt John C Seales, ASN O-856381, also took off that same morning for the same destination just prior to this plane and was ahead of them by approximately 15 minutes. Both ships landed at Myitkyina, Burma for refueling prior to proceeding. Lieutenant Knowlan's crew, including CoPilot Lieutenant Cannon, took off from Myitkyina at 1327 hours local time just 17 minutes after Lieutenant Scales' plane. The aircraft took off and was not heard from again. Lieutenant Scales' crew arrived at Chengtu, China at 1732 hours, which was about one and a-half hours prior to sundown. No further contact was made with B-25D #43-3671 after takeoff.
Lieutenant Scales indicated that weather over the Hump was generally good with the exception of some cumulus build-up over ridges which could be topped or circumnavigated at an elevation of 12,000 feet, and his crew and plane were able to navigate without difficulty. The cumulus build-up near the first ridge east of Myitkyina was the highest at 12-15,000 feet. Visibility conditions in the valley areas were unlimited, and both aircraft and crews were prepared to utilize oxygen if necessary.
A total of four position reports were supposed to have been made in the course of the flight. Radio logs were checked and rechecked but no contact was discovered with Lieutenant Cannon's ship. Lieutenant Scales' plane had no record of contact with Lieutenant Cannon's ship post-departure from Myitkyina. Lieutenant Scales' ship had contacted the control at Yunnani and Ipin, and with the ground station in India.
A search was initiated by Search and Rescue units in the probable area of an accident as soon as the ship was declared missing. Search aircraft and ground search parties were deployed and were aided by Captain Wallace B Black, then acting Squadron Commander, who flew to Myitkyina to ensure that the rescue units had accurate information on which to base the search. It was planned that search would continue in conjunction with searches for other downed in the same area.
The lost crew members were~
1st Lt William L Knowlan, Jr, Pilot,
ASN O-701066, hometown Victoria TX
2nd Lt Charles A Cannon, Jr, CoPilot,
ASN O-704460, hometown Concord NC
2nd Lt Charles H Janssen, Jr, Weather Observer,
ASN O-574309, hometown St Paul MN
SSgt William H Hutchings, Jr, Radio Operator/Gunner,
ASN 11064264, hometown Fall River MA
SSgt Fred E Keup, Aerial Engineer,
ASN 36325666, hometown Pontiac IL
2nd Lt Calvin D Sigrist, Navigator,
ASN O-2058570, hometown Seattle WA
TSgt John Zok, Passenger,
ASN 31072294, hometown Lawrence MA
The crew members can be found in a virtual cemetery here
B-25D #43-3671 'A Bit of Lace'
The intended course was as follows~
Myitkyina, Burma (25º 20' 00" N, 97º 20' 00" E) to
Paoshun, China (25º 00' 00" N, 99º 00' 00" E) to
Yunnani, China (25º 30' 00" N, 100º 40; 00" E) to
Ipin, China (28º 45' 00" N, 104º 30' 00" E) to
Chengtu, China (31º 00' 00" N, 104º 00; 00" E)
Note- Some 0s were added to the latitude/longitude information for the purposes of making the numbers ‘complete' for the standard number of digits; the information given was not changed.
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At the time of his disappearance, he was married to Mildred Shreve White Cannon and she was living in Sioux City IA.
Lieutenant Cannon has a memorial cenotaph in the cemetery plot next to his parents here
Lt Charles A Cannon Jr Cenotaph in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Note- Many thanks to findagrave contributor and 2nd Wea Rcn Sq historian Shane Carroll for use of 'A Bit of Lace' photo.
2nd Lt USAAF WWII
ASN O-704460
10th AF Weather Region, 2nd Wea Rcn Sq
CoPilot
He was the son of Charles Albert Cannon I and Ruth Louise Coltrane of Concord NC. On 20 September 1940, he married Mildred Shreve White in the Chapel at Duke University. Together, they had a son, Charles Albert Cannon III.
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B-25D #43-3671 10th Wea Sq, 2nd Wea Rcn Sq ‘A Bit of Lace' Lt Knowlan Crew – Missing 10 March 1945
This crew was based at Gushkara, India. Their plane originally took off on 10 March 1945 from APO 690 shortly after daybreak on a staging mission to the destination of Chengtu, China, and there was an intermediate stop for refueling. There were a total of seven crew members on board, including one passenger. Another B-25, piloted by 1st Lt John C Seales, ASN O-856381, also took off that same morning for the same destination just prior to this plane and was ahead of them by approximately 15 minutes. Both ships landed at Myitkyina, Burma for refueling prior to proceeding. Lieutenant Knowlan's crew, including CoPilot Lieutenant Cannon, took off from Myitkyina at 1327 hours local time just 17 minutes after Lieutenant Scales' plane. The aircraft took off and was not heard from again. Lieutenant Scales' crew arrived at Chengtu, China at 1732 hours, which was about one and a-half hours prior to sundown. No further contact was made with B-25D #43-3671 after takeoff.
Lieutenant Scales indicated that weather over the Hump was generally good with the exception of some cumulus build-up over ridges which could be topped or circumnavigated at an elevation of 12,000 feet, and his crew and plane were able to navigate without difficulty. The cumulus build-up near the first ridge east of Myitkyina was the highest at 12-15,000 feet. Visibility conditions in the valley areas were unlimited, and both aircraft and crews were prepared to utilize oxygen if necessary.
A total of four position reports were supposed to have been made in the course of the flight. Radio logs were checked and rechecked but no contact was discovered with Lieutenant Cannon's ship. Lieutenant Scales' plane had no record of contact with Lieutenant Cannon's ship post-departure from Myitkyina. Lieutenant Scales' ship had contacted the control at Yunnani and Ipin, and with the ground station in India.
A search was initiated by Search and Rescue units in the probable area of an accident as soon as the ship was declared missing. Search aircraft and ground search parties were deployed and were aided by Captain Wallace B Black, then acting Squadron Commander, who flew to Myitkyina to ensure that the rescue units had accurate information on which to base the search. It was planned that search would continue in conjunction with searches for other downed in the same area.
The lost crew members were~
1st Lt William L Knowlan, Jr, Pilot,
ASN O-701066, hometown Victoria TX
2nd Lt Charles A Cannon, Jr, CoPilot,
ASN O-704460, hometown Concord NC
2nd Lt Charles H Janssen, Jr, Weather Observer,
ASN O-574309, hometown St Paul MN
SSgt William H Hutchings, Jr, Radio Operator/Gunner,
ASN 11064264, hometown Fall River MA
SSgt Fred E Keup, Aerial Engineer,
ASN 36325666, hometown Pontiac IL
2nd Lt Calvin D Sigrist, Navigator,
ASN O-2058570, hometown Seattle WA
TSgt John Zok, Passenger,
ASN 31072294, hometown Lawrence MA
The crew members can be found in a virtual cemetery here
B-25D #43-3671 'A Bit of Lace'
The intended course was as follows~
Myitkyina, Burma (25º 20' 00" N, 97º 20' 00" E) to
Paoshun, China (25º 00' 00" N, 99º 00' 00" E) to
Yunnani, China (25º 30' 00" N, 100º 40; 00" E) to
Ipin, China (28º 45' 00" N, 104º 30' 00" E) to
Chengtu, China (31º 00' 00" N, 104º 00; 00" E)
Note- Some 0s were added to the latitude/longitude information for the purposes of making the numbers ‘complete' for the standard number of digits; the information given was not changed.
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At the time of his disappearance, he was married to Mildred Shreve White Cannon and she was living in Sioux City IA.
Lieutenant Cannon has a memorial cenotaph in the cemetery plot next to his parents here
Lt Charles A Cannon Jr Cenotaph in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Note- Many thanks to findagrave contributor and 2nd Wea Rcn Sq historian Shane Carroll for use of 'A Bit of Lace' photo.
ASN O-704460
10th AF Weather Region, 2nd Wea Rcn Sq
CoPilot
He was the son of Charles Albert Cannon I and Ruth Louise Coltrane of Concord NC. On 20 September 1940, he married Mildred Shreve White in the Chapel at Duke University. Together, they had a son, Charles Albert Cannon III.
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B-25D #43-3671 10th Wea Sq, 2nd Wea Rcn Sq ‘A Bit of Lace' Lt Knowlan Crew – Missing 10 March 1945
This crew was based at Gushkara, India. Their plane originally took off on 10 March 1945 from APO 690 shortly after daybreak on a staging mission to the destination of Chengtu, China, and there was an intermediate stop for refueling. There were a total of seven crew members on board, including one passenger. Another B-25, piloted by 1st Lt John C Seales, ASN O-856381, also took off that same morning for the same destination just prior to this plane and was ahead of them by approximately 15 minutes. Both ships landed at Myitkyina, Burma for refueling prior to proceeding. Lieutenant Knowlan's crew, including CoPilot Lieutenant Cannon, took off from Myitkyina at 1327 hours local time just 17 minutes after Lieutenant Scales' plane. The aircraft took off and was not heard from again. Lieutenant Scales' crew arrived at Chengtu, China at 1732 hours, which was about one and a-half hours prior to sundown. No further contact was made with B-25D #43-3671 after takeoff.
Lieutenant Scales indicated that weather over the Hump was generally good with the exception of some cumulus build-up over ridges which could be topped or circumnavigated at an elevation of 12,000 feet, and his crew and plane were able to navigate without difficulty. The cumulus build-up near the first ridge east of Myitkyina was the highest at 12-15,000 feet. Visibility conditions in the valley areas were unlimited, and both aircraft and crews were prepared to utilize oxygen if necessary.
A total of four position reports were supposed to have been made in the course of the flight. Radio logs were checked and rechecked but no contact was discovered with Lieutenant Cannon's ship. Lieutenant Scales' plane had no record of contact with Lieutenant Cannon's ship post-departure from Myitkyina. Lieutenant Scales' ship had contacted the control at Yunnani and Ipin, and with the ground station in India.
A search was initiated by Search and Rescue units in the probable area of an accident as soon as the ship was declared missing. Search aircraft and ground search parties were deployed and were aided by Captain Wallace B Black, then acting Squadron Commander, who flew to Myitkyina to ensure that the rescue units had accurate information on which to base the search. It was planned that search would continue in conjunction with searches for other downed in the same area.
The lost crew members were~
1st Lt William L Knowlan, Jr, Pilot,
ASN O-701066, hometown Victoria TX
2nd Lt Charles A Cannon, Jr, CoPilot,
ASN O-704460, hometown Concord NC
2nd Lt Charles H Janssen, Jr, Weather Observer,
ASN O-574309, hometown St Paul MN
SSgt William H Hutchings, Jr, Radio Operator/Gunner,
ASN 11064264, hometown Fall River MA
SSgt Fred E Keup, Aerial Engineer,
ASN 36325666, hometown Pontiac IL
2nd Lt Calvin D Sigrist, Navigator,
ASN O-2058570, hometown Seattle WA
TSgt John Zok, Passenger,
ASN 31072294, hometown Lawrence MA
The crew members can be found in a virtual cemetery here
B-25D #43-3671 'A Bit of Lace'
The intended course was as follows~
Myitkyina, Burma (25º 20' 00" N, 97º 20' 00" E) to
Paoshun, China (25º 00' 00" N, 99º 00' 00" E) to
Yunnani, China (25º 30' 00" N, 100º 40; 00" E) to
Ipin, China (28º 45' 00" N, 104º 30' 00" E) to
Chengtu, China (31º 00' 00" N, 104º 00; 00" E)
Note- Some 0s were added to the latitude/longitude information for the purposes of making the numbers ‘complete' for the standard number of digits; the information given was not changed.
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At the time of his disappearance, he was married to Mildred Shreve White Cannon and she was living in Sioux City IA.
Lieutenant Cannon has a memorial cenotaph in the cemetery plot next to his parents here
Lt Charles A Cannon Jr Cenotaph in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Note- Many thanks to findagrave contributor and 2nd Wea Rcn Sq historian Shane Carroll for use of 'A Bit of Lace' photo.
