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First Lieutenant George Ham Cannon, USMC, (November 5, 1915 – December 7, 1941) was the first U.S. Marine in World War II to receive the nation's highest military award—the Medal of Honor. He posthumously received the medal for "distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage, and disregard of his own condition" during the bombardment of Midway Island by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. He remained at his Command Post despite being mortally wounded by enemy shell fire. He refused to be evacuated until his men who had been wounded by the same shell were evacuated, and he continued to direct the reorganization of his Command Post until forcibly removed. He refused medical attention until he was assured communications were restored to his Command Post. As a resu

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  • جورج إتش كانون (ar)
  • George H. Cannon (en)
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  • جورج إتش كانون (بالإنجليزية: George H. Cannon)‏ هو ضابط أمريكي، ولد في 5 نوفمبر 1915 في ويبستر غروفز في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 7 ديسمبر 1941 في جزر الميدواي في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
  • First Lieutenant George Ham Cannon, USMC, (November 5, 1915 – December 7, 1941) was the first U.S. Marine in World War II to receive the nation's highest military award—the Medal of Honor. He posthumously received the medal for "distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage, and disregard of his own condition" during the bombardment of Midway Island by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. He remained at his Command Post despite being mortally wounded by enemy shell fire. He refused to be evacuated until his men who had been wounded by the same shell were evacuated, and he continued to direct the reorganization of his Command Post until forcibly removed. He refused medical attention until he was assured communications were restored to his Command Post. As a resu (en)
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  • George Ham Cannon (en)
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  • George Ham Cannon (en)
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  • Sand Island, Midway Islands (en)
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