Overview of the Robert Milchrist Cannon papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 2008
434 Galvez Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003
hoover-library-archives@stanford.edu
Title: Robert Milchrist Cannon papers
Date (inclusive): 1931-1974
Collection Number: 77077
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Turkish
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 3 envelopes, 1 oversize folder
(3.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Orders, correspondence, speeches, clippings, memorabilia, and photographs, relating to the China-Burma-India Theater during
World War II, and to American military relations with Turkey and the Philippines, 1951-1955.
Creator:
Cannon, Robert M. (Robert Mylchrist), 1901-1976
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
Box 7 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials
must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection,
they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1977.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robert Milchrist Cannon papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Lieutenant general, United States Army; chief of staff, Northern Combat Area Command, China-Burma-India Theater, 1944-1945;
commanding general, Sixth Army, 1959-1961.
Scope and Content of Collection
Orders, correspondence, speeches, clippings, memorabilia, and photographs, relating to the China-Burma-India Theater during
World War II, and to American military relations with Turkey and the Philippines, 1951-1955.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Officers
World War, 1939-1945 -- China
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma
Turkey -- Military relations -- United States
United States -- Military relations -- Turkey
Philippines -- Military relations -- United States
United States -- Military relations -- Philippines
United States. Army
United States. Army. Army, 6th
box 1
Material not yet described
box 2
Material not yet described
box 3
Material not yet described
box 5
Material not yet described
box 6
Material not yet described
os_folder 1
Map of Turkey
Separated Materials
Originally found in Box 6.
box 7
Uniform
Conditions Governing Access
May not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 8
Dress Uniform Hat and Clippings
envelope A
6 prints plus one duplicate of 82nd Airborne Div., Ft. Benning GA. 1950 and 22 prints of LT.GEN. Cannon as Commander, 6th
Army, 1959-1961
envelope B
23 prints of LT. GEN Cannon as Commander, 6th Army, 1959-1961
envelope C
16 prints of Sulu Sea Area, Philippine Republic, with LT. GEN Cannon and US Military Advisory Group, 1955 and 33 prints of
LT. GEN Cannon as Commander of 6th Army, 1959-1961. One print of Lon Nol at Presidio of San Francisco, 1960, and one print
of General Hans Speidel at the Presidio of San Francisco, 1960
