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Robert M. Cannon
Robert Milchrist Cannon (August 16, 1901 – September 3, 1976) was a United States Army Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general. He was notable for his World War II service in the China Burma India Theater and his command of the Sixth United States Army. Early life A member of Utah's prominent Cannon family, Robert Milchrist Cannon was born on August 16, 1901, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Early military career Cannon attended the University of Utah for two years, before transferring to the United States Military Academy. He graduated in 1925, received a commission as a Second lieutenant#United States, second lieutenant in the Field Artillery branch, and was initially assigned to Fort D.A. Russell (Wyoming), Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming. In 1927 Cannon completed the United States Army Air Corps, Army Air Corps Primary Flying School. He attended the Battery Officers Course in 1931, and graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College in 1938. Prior to World Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, the city is the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which had a population of 1,257,936 at the 2020 census. Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City–Provo–Orem Combined Statistical Area, Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo Combined Statistical Area, a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along a segment of the Wasatch Front, comprising a population of 2,746,164 (as of 2021 estimates), making it the 22nd largest in the nation. It is also the central core of the larger of only two major urban areas located within the Great Basin (the other being Reno, Nevada). Salt Lake C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
