Charles Ellsworth SHANNON, Jr.

1921 - 1945  (23 years)

• Name	Charles Ellsworth SHANNON
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	26 Jun 1921	West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1st Lt Flight Officer, Army Air Force, 25th Photo Sqdn, 6th Recon, WW2 (MIA, Purple Heart)  [2]
  Census	1930, 1940	West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
  Education	Doddridge Co H.S. (1940)  [3]
  Died	29 May 1945	World War II   [2]
  	He was a pilot on a P-38 plane of the Photographic Reconnaissance Division, US Army Air Force, and was enroute to Indo-China when his plane was lost. Initially classified as Missing in Action, he was later officially declared dead..
  Buried	TABLETS OF MISSING	Manila American Cemetery, Philippines   [2]
  	A memorial marker has also been placed for him at Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section) in West Union.
  Person ID	I78825	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Charles Ellsworth SHANNON,   b. 20 Mar 1872, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 2 Nov 1922, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Anama Leona WEEKLEY,   b. 17 May 1885, Tyler Co, WV ,   d. 25 Dec 1930, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F23202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane ___  [4]
  Family ID	F36007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Charles E. Shannon, Jr.
  		Memorial Marker, Blockhouse Hill Cemetery
  		Charles E. Shannon Jr, Doddridge Co HS, 1940

  
  

• Sources

  [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S2582] West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, (http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html). [S2723] Yearbook photo. [S110] Obituary of husband.