. ▁George . ▁Among ▁his ▁actions ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁was ▁bu ying ▁a ▁house ▁adjacent ▁to ▁D ix ie ▁College ▁as ▁an ▁invest ment ▁property . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁C annon ▁became ▁a ▁lawyer ▁after ▁passing ▁the ▁bar ▁ex ams ▁in ▁Arizona ▁( 1 9 3 7 ), ▁Ut ah ▁( 1 9 3 8 ) ▁and ▁Nev ada ▁( 1 9 4 6 ). ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁reference ▁and ▁research ▁att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁and ▁won ▁election ▁as ▁County ▁Att orney ▁of ▁Washington ▁County , ▁Ut ah ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁C annon ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁tro op ▁car rier ▁pilot ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁and ▁its ▁subsequent ▁inc arn ation ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces . ▁Ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁the ater , ▁he ▁dropped ▁par atro op ers ▁at ▁Saint - Come - du - Mont , ▁Norm andy ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁following ▁combat ▁mission ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁over ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁He ▁spent ▁ 4 2 ▁days ▁trying ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Al lied ▁lines ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁under ground . ▁ ▁Re leased ▁from ▁active ▁duty ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁Reserve ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁when ▁he ▁transition ed ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁concurrent ▁with ▁the