World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Eugene Gannon
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honored By
Michael P. Gannon
Relationship
Son
ENTERED SERVICE IN 1943 AND IN DECEMBER 1944 WAS MEMBER OF 42ND 'RAINBOW' DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE DEFENSE OF ALSACE, FIRST AS A MEMBER OF TASK FORCE LINDEN ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS DIVISION, THEN AS A MEMBER OF 232ND INFANTRY, COMPANY C, THROUGH THE END OF WAR.