Bruce Cannon, 77, a retired Navy Commander, who later worked as a Defense Support Contractor, passed away on October 5, 2020 at his home in Charlotte, NC. He was born on February 6, 1943 in Portsmouth, VA and grew up in Dunedin, FL. He had an active life in Dunedin, where he played Little League and Babe Ruth League Baseball, sailed prams and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Bruce mowed lawns and delivered newspapers until he attended Florida State University.
He graduated from FSU and received his commission from Navy Officer Candidate School, Newport, RI. CDR Cannon's twenty-two years of naval service included ship and shore assignments. He served as Officer in Charge of a Patrol Craft Fast (Swift Boat) in the Republic of South Vietnam in 1968. He was a Surface Warfare Specialist and Communications Subspecialist. He was Commanding Officer of the U.S. Naval Communication Station Japan. He earned a master's degree in management from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA.
CDR Cannon's awards included the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.
After retiring from the Navy, he worked in program management and business development for defense contractors in the Washington, DC area and retired from Computer Sciences Corporation in 2011. He supported the Navy's Amphibious Warfare Program Office, Washington Navy Yard, for over eight years. He moved from Arlington, VA to Charlotte, NC in 2013.
CDR Cannon is survived by his wife, stepdaughter and her husband, and three grandchildren.
Online condolences can be shared at www.kennethpoeservices.com.
Contributor: Robin Richardson Reese (48946368)
He graduated from FSU and received his commission from Navy Officer Candidate School, Newport, RI. CDR Cannon's twenty-two years of naval service included ship and shore assignments. He served as Officer in Charge of a Patrol Craft Fast (Swift Boat) in the Republic of South Vietnam in 1968. He was a Surface Warfare Specialist and Communications Subspecialist. He was Commanding Officer of the U.S. Naval Communication Station Japan. He earned a master's degree in management from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA.
CDR Cannon's awards included the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.
After retiring from the Navy, he worked in program management and business development for defense contractors in the Washington, DC area and retired from Computer Sciences Corporation in 2011. He supported the Navy's Amphibious Warfare Program Office, Washington Navy Yard, for over eight years. He moved from Arlington, VA to Charlotte, NC in 2013.
CDR Cannon is survived by his wife, stepdaughter and her husband, and three grandchildren.
Online condolences can be shared at www.kennethpoeservices.com.
Contributor: Robin Richardson Reese (48946368)
Bruce Cannon, 77, a retired Navy Commander, who later worked as a Defense Support Contractor, passed away on October 5, 2020 at his home in Charlotte, NC. He was born on February 6, 1943 in Portsmouth, VA and grew up in Dunedin, FL. He had an active life in Dunedin, where he played Little League and Babe Ruth League Baseball, sailed prams and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Bruce mowed lawns and delivered newspapers until he attended Florida State University.
He graduated from FSU and received his commission from Navy Officer Candidate School, Newport, RI. CDR Cannon's twenty-two years of naval service included ship and shore assignments. He served as Officer in Charge of a Patrol Craft Fast (Swift Boat) in the Republic of South Vietnam in 1968. He was a Surface Warfare Specialist and Communications Subspecialist. He was Commanding Officer of the U.S. Naval Communication Station Japan. He earned a master's degree in management from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA.
CDR Cannon's awards included the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.
After retiring from the Navy, he worked in program management and business development for defense contractors in the Washington, DC area and retired from Computer Sciences Corporation in 2011. He supported the Navy's Amphibious Warfare Program Office, Washington Navy Yard, for over eight years. He moved from Arlington, VA to Charlotte, NC in 2013.
CDR Cannon is survived by his wife, stepdaughter and her husband, and three grandchildren.
Online condolences can be shared at www.kennethpoeservices.com.
Contributor: Robin Richardson Reese (48946368)
He graduated from FSU and received his commission from Navy Officer Candidate School, Newport, RI. CDR Cannon's twenty-two years of naval service included ship and shore assignments. He served as Officer in Charge of a Patrol Craft Fast (Swift Boat) in the Republic of South Vietnam in 1968. He was a Surface Warfare Specialist and Communications Subspecialist. He was Commanding Officer of the U.S. Naval Communication Station Japan. He earned a master's degree in management from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA.
CDR Cannon's awards included the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.
After retiring from the Navy, he worked in program management and business development for defense contractors in the Washington, DC area and retired from Computer Sciences Corporation in 2011. He supported the Navy's Amphibious Warfare Program Office, Washington Navy Yard, for over eight years. He moved from Arlington, VA to Charlotte, NC in 2013.
CDR Cannon is survived by his wife, stepdaughter and her husband, and three grandchildren.
Online condolences can be shared at www.kennethpoeservices.com.
Contributor: Robin Richardson Reese (48946368)
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