Charles Craig Cannon

Charles Craig Cannon received his B.E.E. from the University of Delaware in 1936. He was commissioned as a captain in June 1942 and went overseas in August of that year as a regimental officer with the 332nd Engineers. He was appointed Aide-de-camp to General Dwight D. Eisenhower on December 19, 1945. He had previously been serving as a staff officer in ETOUSA (European Theater of Operations United States Army) and USFET (United States Forces, European Theater of Operations) since January 1944.^[1]

Following Eisenhower's promotion to chief of staff in 1945, Craig (now a major) became responsible for running Eisenhower's office and supervising his secretaries.^[2] Eventually promoted to Colonel, Cannon continued in his capacity as personal aide to Eisenhower when Eisenhower was appointed the Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1952.^[3]

• The Papers of C. Craig Cannon, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library Archived 2017-07-06 at the Wayback Machine