page_title: Robert Milchrist Cannon
section_title: World War II
hierarchical_section_title: Robert Milchrist Cannon / World War II
caption_attribution_description: English: Brigadier General Robert M. Cannon questions a Japanese commander about his troops as to disease, strength, etc., on Miyake Island. Japan.
context_page_description: Robert Milchrist Cannon was a United States Army Lieutenant General. He was notable for his World War II service in the China Burma India Theater and his command of Sixth United States Army.
context_section_description: In World War II Cannon served in the China-Burma-India Theater, advancing to brigadier general and chief of staff for the Northern Combat Area Command.
caption: Cannon questions Japanese commander, Miyake Island, Japan, September 1945
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