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men were locked below. They had no way to escape,” said Cannon. “It was a hell of a mess that morning. Many of them were lost out in the water and died of exposure. It was so cold.”
Cannon survived his stint overseas and returned to Rappahannock County where he was a rural carrier for 46 years.
He picked up an ancient letter and his eyes sparkled as he pointed to the comer.
“See, only $.04 cents then, I can remember when it was only $.03,” he chuckled. His salary amounted to about $200 a month but it was enough to care for his wife and two daughters, Marge and Louise.
“I never did borrow a penny,” said Cannon proudly. “I’d save for what 1 wanted and then buy it.”
With Cannon running the mail and driving school buses and working at a nearby (then) service station
See CANNON, Page A3
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