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Shannon, Joseph Lewis, Lt Col USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Coal Valley, Alabama
Last Address Birmingham, Alabama
Date of Passing Jan 05, 2010
Location of Interment Elmwood Cemetery - Birmingham, Alabama
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Last Known Activity:
He flew 70 combat missions in the Mediterranean Theater and another 32 combat missions in the China-Burma-India Theater during WWII and was credited with damaging 1 enemy aircraft in aerial combat and destroying 3 more on the ground. He also flew in the Bay of Pigs invasion operation in Cuba in Apr 1961.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Anzio Campaign (1944)
From Month/Year
January / 1944
To Month/Year
May / 1944
Description (Anzio Campaign 22 January to 24 May 1944) On January 1944, in conjunction with a frontal assault, the Allies attempted to turn the Gustav Line by landing troops at Anzio. But the frontal attack failed, and the Allies were unable to break out of the beachhead at Anzio until the Gustav Line was breached in May 1944.
