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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 38031" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Shannon </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Jack T. </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>OSS Detachment 101 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Colonel </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Silver Star </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Far East </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 26.05.1917</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father Arle G. Shannon (1894-1979)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Herma Fairy (nee Badger) Shannon (1895-1971)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1940 entered service</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>British Commando training</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1944 OSS</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>27.06.1944 mission Bergamotte</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>served Burma (Detachment 101)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>10 and 77 Special Forces Groups 1950s (LtCol) </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1952 1st Commander of 77th SFG</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1955 Commander of 8239th Psychological Warfare Detachment in Far East</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1956-57 commanded SF units in Far East</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired as Colonel</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>wife Agnes W. (nee Porter) Shannon (1908-2001)</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 26.03.1997 (Aged 79)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA. Section J.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-shannon.37978/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37978-5fd80bfea17c01a4e035d84b248f2ac5.jpg?1672256032" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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