Cannon, Robert M. (Robert Mylchrist), 1901-1976

Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon (left) Commanding General, 6th United States Army, is shown saying goodbye to Major General Louis W. Truman (right), Commanding General 4th Infantry Division & Fort Lewis, while Major Merwin M. Stenvere (center) of Hamilton Air Force Base, California (General Cannon's pilot) looks on. General Cannon was on his way back to the Presidio of San Francisco, California, the 6th Army Headquarters.

Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon (right) is greeted upon his arrival at Gray Field, Fort Lewis, Washington by Major General Louis W. Truman. General Cannon was at Fort Lewis to inspect the post units. The event was a week long affair.

From left to right, Mr. G. T. Hemenever, Signal Section, Sixth United States Army; Captain Eugene Bauer (partially hidden) Aide to Major General Truman; Major General Louis W. Truman, Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon, Commanding General, Sixth United States Army; Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman, wife of Major General Truman; and Colonel F. K. Mearns, G-32, Sixth United States Army are shown in the receiving line at a reception given in General Cannon's honor at Fort Lewis, Washington.

From left to right, Lieutenant Colonel William A. Shelton, Commanding Officer, 90th Replacement Battalion; Major General Louis W. Truman; Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon, Commanding General, Sixth United States Army and Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman in the receiving line of the reception in honor of General Cannon at Fort Lewis, Washington.

From left to right, Major General Louis W. Truman, his wife Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman, and Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon attend a reception held in General Cannon's honor at Fort Lewis, Washington.

A reception at Fort Lewis, Washington for Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon. Pictured (left to right) Colonel Harry Skinner, Captain Eugene Bauer, Major General Louis W. Truman, Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon and Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman.

A scene from the reception for Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon, 6th United States Army commander held at Fort Lewis, Washington. From left, Mrs. Haskett and her husband, Major General Haskett, Mrs. David Rowlands and her husband David Rowlands, Major General Louis W. Truman, Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon and Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman.

Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon (center) discusses tank warfare with 34th Armor Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Von Burg (right) and Major General Louis W. Truman (left), 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis Commander during his first visit to Fort Lewis, Washington.

Lieutenant General Robert M. Cannon (foreground), new 6th United States Army Commander, walks from the United States Army Personnel Center after touring the building in September. Fort Lewis Commander, Major General Louis W. Truman is behind General Cannon on his right and is accompanied by other unidentified army personnel.