Charles Craig Cannon (October 24, 1914 – September 20, 1992) was a United States Army officer who served as Aide-de-camp to General Dwight D. Eisenhower following the conclusion of World War II.
Charles Craig Cannon | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 24, 1914 |
| Died | September 20, 1992 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 332nd Engineers European Theater of Operations United States Army |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Biography
editCharles Craig Cannon received his B.E.E. from the University of Delaware in 1936. He was commissioned as a captain in June 1942 and went overseas in August of that year as a regimental officer with the 332nd Engineers. He was appointed Aide-de-camp to General Dwight D. Eisenhower on December 19, 1945. He had previously been serving as a staff officer in ETOUSA (European Theater of Operations United States Army) and USFET (United States Forces, European Theater of Operations) since January 1944.[1]
Following Eisenhower's promotion to chief of staff in 1945, Craig (now a major) became responsible for running Eisenhower's office and supervising his secretaries.[2] Eventually promoted to Colonel, Cannon continued in his capacity as personal aide to Eisenhower when Eisenhower was appointed the Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1952.[3]
References
edit- ^ Stephen E. Ambrose (ed.), The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower: The Chief of Staff, Vol. VII, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1978, p 717, ISBN 0-8018-2061-8
- ^ Stephen E. Ambrose, Eisenhower, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1983, p 435, ISBN 0-671-44069-1 (v.1)
- ^ Stephen E. Ambrose, Eisenhower, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1983, p 515, ISBN 0-671-44069-1 (v.1)